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USGS us6000kr0n

8 Jul 2023, 22:22

90 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated9 September 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 90 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan?

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21.884800, 121.609200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000kr0n
Coordinates
21.8848, 121.6092
Network
us
Significance
400