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USGS usp0006tcx

23 Feb 1995, 05:19

17 km N of Hualien City, Taiwan

A magnitude 6.2 mw earthquake at 40.9 km depth.

Depth40.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 17 km N of Hualien City, Taiwan?

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24.137000, 121.614000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0006tcx
Coordinates
24.137, 121.614
Network
us
Significance
591