Earthquake details

Saturday, April 20, 1935 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Taiwan on Saturday, April 20, 1935 at 22:02 UTC with a magnitude of 7.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Buzi (Taiwan - TW), about 13.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.686 and latitude 24.277.

Magnitude 7.1
Alert Extreme
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 24.277, 120.686
UTC time 1935-04-20 22:02:00.960
Location Taichung
Country Taiwan (TW)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1935-04-20

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