Earthquake details

Thursday, January 24, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Thursday, January 24, 1985 at 11:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Carson City (United States - US), about 139.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -118.816 and latitude 38.157.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.1 km
Coordinates	38.157, -118.816
UTC time	1985-01-24 11:27:20.990

Location	Fresno
Country	United States (US)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1985-01-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Carson City	139.4 km
Clovis	167.6 km
Madera	172.6 km
Sparks	173.6 km
Merced	174.9 km
Reno	175.7 km
Fresno	178.2 km
Atwater	181.7 km
Turlock	193.2 km
Ceres	198.3 km
Modesto	200.1 km
El Dorado Hills	206.3 km

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