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USGS usp000560s

19 Apr 1992, 19:32

12 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan

A magnitude 6.2 mwb earthquake at 15.5 km depth.

Depth15.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 12 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan?

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23.861000, 121.594000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000560s
Coordinates
23.861, 121.594
Network
us
Significance
591