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USGS us7000m9h7

3 Apr 2024, 02:17

6 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 26.9 km depth.

Depth26.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated12 June 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 6 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan?

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23.969400, 121.663300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000m9h7
Coordinates
23.9694, 121.6633
Network
us
Significance
385