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USGS us6000mwnf

6 May 2024, 10:45

28 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan

A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 23.6 km depth.

Depth23.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated9 October 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 28 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan?

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23.721300, 121.595800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000mwnf
Coordinates
23.7213, 121.5958
Network
us
Significance
502