Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 17, 1967 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Taiwan on Wednesday, May 17, 1967 at 09:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yilan (Taiwan - TW), about 43.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.108 and latitude 24.538.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 24.538, 122.108
UTC time 1967-05-17 09:50:06.580
Location Yilan
Country Taiwan (TW)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1967-05-17

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