Earthquake details

Thursday, January 4, 1917 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Taiwan on Thursday, January 4, 1917 at 16:50 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wufeng District (Taiwan - TW), about 13.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.832 and latitude 24.090.

Magnitude 6.5
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 24.090, 120.832
UTC time 1917-01-04 16:50:06.730
Location Taichung
Country Taiwan (TW)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1917-01-04

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