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USGS iscgemsup894830

22 Oct 1951, 10:25

102 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan

A magnitude 6.2 mw earthquake at 25 km depth.

Depth25 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated9 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 102 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan?

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23.250000, 122.223000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 6.18

69 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan

M 6.17

56 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan

M 6.17

140 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan

M 6.17

66 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan

M 6.16

80 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan

M 6.2

66 km ENE of Donggang, Taiwan

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgemsup894830
Coordinates
23.25, 122.223
Network
iscgemsup
Significance
588