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USGS iscgem774714

24 Apr 1972, 10:57

44 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan

A magnitude 7 mw earthquake at 23 km depth.

Depth23 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 44 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan?

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23.575000, 121.562000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgem774714

Coordinates

23.575, 121.562

Network

iscgem

Significance

754