Earthquake details

Saturday, August 21, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Saturday, August 21, 1993 at 01:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palm Springs (United States - US), about 30.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -116.321 and latitude 34.029.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 8.2 km
Coordinates 34.029, -116.321
UTC time 1993-08-21 01:46:38.400
Location Indio
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1993-08-21

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