Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 24, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Wednesday, October 24, 1990 at 06:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Carson City (United States - US), about 135.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -119.119 and latitude 38.062.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.9 km
Coordinates	38.062, -119.119
UTC time	1990-10-24 06:15:19.950

Location	Fresno
Country	United States (US)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1990-10-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Carson City	135.0 km
Merced	146.9 km
Clovis	147.0 km
Madera	148.1 km
Atwater	153.4 km
Fresno	157.3 km
Turlock	164.6 km
Ceres	169.8 km
Modesto	171.6 km
Sparks	172.9 km
Reno	174.2 km
El Dorado Hills	184.9 km

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