Earthquake details

Friday, January 7, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Friday, January 7, 1983 at 03:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Clovis (United States - US), about 112.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -118.935 and latitude 37.629.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	3.7 km
Coordinates	37.629, -118.935
UTC time	1983-01-07 03:24:18.970

Location	Fresno
Country	United States (US)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1983-01-07

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Clovis	112.4 km
Fresno	123.0 km
Madera	124.3 km
Merced	141.5 km
Visalia	148.0 km
Atwater	151.1 km
Hanford	158.0 km
Tulare	162.4 km
Turlock	169.3 km
Porterville	174.2 km
Ceres	178.4 km
Los Banos	181.0 km

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