Earthquake details

Saturday, April 3, 1937 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Taiwan on Saturday, April 3, 1937 at 11:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chiayi City (Taiwan - TW), about 47.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.860 and latitude 23.279.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 23.279, 120.860
UTC time 1937-04-03 11:20:27.750
Location Chiayi City
Country Taiwan (TW)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1937-04-03

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