Earthquake details

Friday, August 21, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit off the coast of Oregon on Friday, August 21, 1992 at 01:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Corvallis, about 411.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -128.344 and latitude 43.930.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 20.2 km
Coordinates 43.930, -128.344
UTC time 1992-08-21 01:02:18.440
Location off the coast of Oregon
Country off the coast of Oregon
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1992-08-21

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