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USGS iscgemsup16958103

1 Sept 1910, 14:21

Taiwan

A magnitude 6.8 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated9 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Taiwan?

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25.376000, 121.964000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

56 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan

145 km SW of Magong, Taiwan

92 km E of Yujing, Taiwan

13 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan

38 km NNW of Hualien City, Taiwan

38 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan

Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgemsup16958103

Coordinates

25.376, 121.964

Network

iscgemsup

Significance

711