Earthquake details

Tuesday, November 14, 1916 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Taiwan on Tuesday, November 14, 1916 at 22:31 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Xiluo (Taiwan - TW), about 5.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.432 and latitude 23.839.

Magnitude 6.4
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 23.839, 120.432
UTC time 1916-11-14 22:31:41.900
Location Yuanlin
Country Taiwan (TW)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1916-11-14

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