Earthquake details

Friday, October 31, 1919 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Taiwan on Friday, October 31, 1919 at 19:02 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Puli (Taiwan - TW), about 24.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.970 and latitude 23.747.

Magnitude 6.5
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 23.747, 120.970
UTC time 1919-10-31 19:02:37.610
Location Puli
Country Taiwan (TW)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1919-10-31

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