Earthquake details

Saturday, October 14, 1922 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Taiwan on Saturday, October 14, 1922 at 23:46 UTC with a magnitude of 7.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Daxi (Taiwan - TW), about 30.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 121.242 and latitude 24.612.

Magnitude 7.0
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 24.612, 121.242
UTC time 1922-10-14 23:46:53.150
Location Hsinchu
Country Taiwan (TW)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1922-10-14

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