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USGS us6000muxx

22 Apr 2024, 12:44

27 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 21.9 km depth.

Depth21.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 July 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 27 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan?

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23.727500, 121.571300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000muxx
Coordinates
23.7275, 121.5713
Network
us
Significance
385