Earthquake details

Thursday, August 7, 1930 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Taiwan on Thursday, August 7, 1930 at 23:47 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Erlin (Taiwan - TW), about 17.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.295 and latitude 23.757.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 23.757, 120.295
UTC time 1930-08-07 23:47:44.010
Location Erlin
Country Taiwan (TW)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1930-08-07

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