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USGS us6000fx56

24 Oct 2021, 06:11

28 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan

A magnitude 6.2 mww earthquake at 69 km depth.

Depth69 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 28 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan?

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24.510800, 121.831400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000fx56
Coordinates
24.5108, 121.8314
Network
us
Significance
673