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USGS iscgem858053

26 Apr 1965, 23:15

103 km S of Hengchun, Taiwan

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 41.2 km depth.

Depth41.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 103 km S of Hengchun, Taiwan?

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21.070000, 120.796000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem858053
Coordinates
21.07, 120.796
Network
iscgem
Significance
572