Earthquake details

Friday, March 16, 1906 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Taiwan on Friday, March 16, 1906 at 22:42 UTC with a magnitude of 6.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chiayi City (Taiwan - TW), about 10.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.510 and latitude 23.560.

Magnitude 6.9
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 23.560, 120.510
UTC time 1906-03-16 22:42:25.110
Location Chiayi City
Country Taiwan (TW)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1906-03-16

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