Earthquake details

Monday, May 22, 1922 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Taiwan on Monday, May 22, 1922 at 18:04 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Erlin (Taiwan - TW), about 15.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.227 and latitude 23.842.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 23.842, 120.227
UTC time 1922-05-22 18:04:47.830
Location Erlin
Country Taiwan (TW)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1922-05-22

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