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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp0002q43
USGS usp0002q43

16 Jan 1986, 13:04

26 km E of Yilan, Taiwan

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 12.6 km depth.

Depth12.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 26 km E of Yilan, Taiwan?

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24.771000, 122.013000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0002q43
Coordinates
24.771, 122.013
Network
us
Significance
554