Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 20, 1920 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Taiwan on Wednesday, October 20, 1920 at 19:16 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yilan (Taiwan - TW), about 87.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.616 and latitude 24.700.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 24.700, 122.616
UTC time 1920-10-20 19:16:11.740
Location Yilan
Country Taiwan (TW)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1920-10-20

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