Earthquake details

Friday, May 20, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit off the coast of Oregon on Friday, May 20, 2016 at 07:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Corvallis, about 423.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -128.459 and latitude 43.790.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 43.790, -128.459
UTC time 2016-05-20 07:01:05.090
Location off the coast of Oregon
Country off the coast of Oregon
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-05-20

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