Earthquake details

Thursday, June 9, 1927 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Taiwan on Thursday, June 9, 1927 at 11:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hengchun (Taiwan - TW), about 29.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.468 and latitude 22.068.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 22.068, 120.468
UTC time 1927-06-09 11:36:46.230
Location Donggang
Country Taiwan (TW)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1927-06-09

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