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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem912049
USGS iscgem912049

27 Oct 1922, 14:22

6 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan

A magnitude 6.7 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 6 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan?

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23.957000, 121.540000

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M 6.61

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem912049
Coordinates
23.957, 121.54
Network
iscgem
Significance
680