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USGS usp000bnq3

17 Jan 2003, 13:23

26 km E of Pizitou, Taiwan

A magnitude 5 ml earthquake at 19.4 km depth.

Depth19.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 26 km E of Pizitou, Taiwan?

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23.505000, 120.706000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000bnq3
Coordinates
23.505, 120.706
Network
us
Significance
385