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USGS us20005zay

31 May 2016, 06:23

Taiwan region

A magnitude 6.4 mww earthquake at 246.4 km depth.

Depth246.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Taiwan region?

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25.561500, 122.545800

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

us20005zay

Coordinates

25.5615, 122.5458

Network

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Significance

651