Earthquake details

Saturday, June 5, 1920 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Taiwan on Saturday, June 5, 1920 at 04:21 UTC with a magnitude of 8.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hualien City (Taiwan - TW), about 48.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 121.954 and latitude 23.688.

Magnitude 8.2
Alert Extreme
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates 23.688, 121.954
UTC time 1920-06-05 04:21:35.170
Location Hualien City
Country Taiwan (TW)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1920-06-05

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