Earthquake details

Saturday, October 23, 1948 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Taiwan on Saturday, October 23, 1948 at 04:47 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yilan (Taiwan - TW), about 79.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.387 and latitude 24.339.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 24.339, 122.387
UTC time 1948-10-23 04:47:07.480
Location Hualien City
Country Taiwan (TW)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1948-10-23

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