Earthquake details

Saturday, January 6, 1917 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Taiwan on Saturday, January 6, 1917 at 18:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Puli (Taiwan - TW), about 10.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.900 and latitude 23.900.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 23.900, 120.900
UTC time 1917-01-06 18:08:59.530
Location Nantou City
Country Taiwan (TW)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1917-01-06

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