Earthquake details

Thursday, May 4, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit California on Thursday, May 4, 1989 at 03:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Grants Pass (California - CA), about 402.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -127.437 and latitude 40.537.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 5.0 km
Coordinates 40.537, -127.437
UTC time 1989-05-04 03:37:39.200
Location 268 km W of Ferndale
Country Canada (CA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-05-04

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