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USGS us6000kr0e

8 Jul 2023, 20:47

85 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan

A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 4 km depth.

Depth4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated9 September 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 85 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan?

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21.926700, 121.569200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000kr0e
Coordinates
21.9267, 121.5692
Network
us
Significance
486