Earthquake details

Sunday, April 5, 1953 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Taiwan on Sunday, April 5, 1953 at 10:15 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hualien City (Taiwan - TW), about 79.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.388 and latitude 23.946.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 23.946, 122.388
UTC time 1953-04-05 10:15:44.450
Location Hualien City
Country Taiwan (TW)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1953-04-05

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