Earthquake details

Saturday, March 22, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Saturday, March 22, 1986 at 16:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Pahrump (United States - US), about 97.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -116.066 and latitude 37.083.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates 37.083, -116.066
UTC time 1986-03-22 16:15:00.080
Location Pahrump
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-03-22

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