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USGS iscgem894846

23 Oct 1951, 18:18

48 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 25 km depth.

Depth25 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 48 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan?

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23.964000, 122.081000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem894846
Coordinates
23.964, 122.081
Network
iscgem
Significance
567