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USGS us2000kc5f

8 Apr 2019, 07:58

81 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 81 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan?

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22.128700, 121.523000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000kc5f
Coordinates
22.1287, 121.523
Network
us
Significance
386