Earthquake details

Friday, May 7, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Friday, May 7, 1982 at 18:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Pahrump (United States - US), about 96.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -116.045 and latitude 37.069.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates 37.069, -116.045
UTC time 1982-05-07 18:17:00.110
Location Pahrump
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-05-07

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