Earthquake details

Thursday, March 16, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Thursday, March 16, 2000 at 15:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Redding (United States - US), about 242.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -125.239 and latitude 40.389.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 4.8 km
Coordinates 40.389, -125.239
UTC time 2000-03-16 15:19:56.380
Location San Francisco
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2000-03-16

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