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USGS usp0009t4s

18 May 2000, 16:18

24 km N of Puli, Taiwan

A magnitude 5.2 ms earthquake at 19 km depth.

Depth19 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 24 km N of Puli, Taiwan?

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24.189000, 120.997000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0009t4s
Coordinates
24.189, 120.997
Network
us
Significance
416