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USGS usp000ev0r

12 Oct 2006, 15:46

Taiwan region

A magnitude 5.7 mwb earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Taiwan region?

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24.148000, 122.627000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000ev0r
Coordinates
24.148, 122.627
Network
us
Significance
525