Earthquake details

Friday, January 7, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Friday, January 7, 1983 at 01:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Clovis (United States - US), about 113.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -118.902 and latitude 37.622.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	4.7 km
Coordinates	37.622, -118.902
UTC time	1983-01-07 01:38:10.040

Location	Fresno
Country	United States (US)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1983-01-07

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Clovis	113.6 km
Fresno	124.2 km
Madera	126.2 km
Merced	144.2 km
Visalia	147.9 km
Atwater	153.9 km
Hanford	158.5 km
Tulare	162.3 km
Turlock	172.2 km
Porterville	173.5 km
Ceres	181.3 km
Los Banos	183.5 km

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