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USGS us1000hwix

25 Nov 2018, 23:57

104 km W of Magong, Taiwan

A magnitude 5.7 mww earthquake at 16 km depth.

Depth16 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 104 km W of Magong, Taiwan?

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23.404300, 118.578500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000hwix
Coordinates
23.4043, 118.5785
Network
us
Significance
528