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USGS us7000g8n3

3 Jan 2022, 09:46

66 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan

A magnitude 6.2 mww earthquake at 19 km depth.

Depth19 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated15 December 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 66 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan?

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24.007900, 122.259200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000g8n3
Coordinates
24.0079, 122.2592
Network
us
Significance
628