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USGS iscgem899290

5 Feb 1944, 18:20

45 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan

A magnitude 6.7 mw earthquake at 20 km depth.

Depth20 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 45 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan?

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23.571000, 121.534000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem899290
Coordinates
23.571, 121.534
Network
iscgem
Significance
695