Earthquake details

Saturday, April 29, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Taiwan on Saturday, April 29, 1978 at 19:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yilan (Taiwan - TW), about 97.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.715 and latitude 24.656.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 18.0 km
Coordinates 24.656, 122.715
UTC time 1978-04-29 19:25:20.900
Location Yilan
Country Taiwan (TW)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-04-29

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