Earthquake details

Sunday, October 21, 1945 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Taiwan on Sunday, October 21, 1945 at 03:21 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Zhushan (Taiwan - TW), about 11.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.779 and latitude 23.700.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 23.700, 120.779
UTC time 1945-10-21 03:21:09.980
Location Douliu
Country Taiwan (TW)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1945-10-21

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