| Magnitude | 5.1 |
| Alert | Strong |
| Depth | 15.3 km |
| Coordinates | 37.190, -122.052 |
| UTC time | 1989-10-18 00:41:23.770 |
Earthquake details
Wednesday, October 18, 1989 Earthquake
The earthquake hit United States on Wednesday, October 18, 1989 at 00:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Los Gatos (United States - US), about 8.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -122.052 and latitude 37.190.
| Location | San Jose |
| Country | United States (US) |
| Severity | Strong |
Earthquake map 1989-10-18
Closest countries
The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.
| Los Gatos | 8.0 km |
| Saratoga | 8.6 km |
| Campbell | 14.1 km |
| Cupertino | 14.9 km |
| Sunnyvale | 19.9 km |
| Santa Clara | 20.2 km |
| San Jose | 21.7 km |
| Mountain View | 22.0 km |
| Los Altos | 22.4 km |
| Santa Cruz | 24.1 km |
| Palo Alto | 29.2 km |
| Milpitas | 29.5 km |
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