Earthquake details

Thursday, May 28, 1936 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Taiwan on Thursday, May 28, 1936 at 12:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hengchun (Taiwan - TW), about 27.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.481 and latitude 22.042.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 22.042, 120.481
UTC time 1936-05-28 12:28:28.170
Location Donggang
Country Taiwan (TW)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1936-05-28

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