Earthquake details

Friday, July 13, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Taiwan on Friday, July 13, 1979 at 03:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tamsui (Taiwan - TW), about 98.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 121.663 and latitude 26.037.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 248.0 km
Coordinates 26.037, 121.663
UTC time 1979-07-13 03:01:51.200
Location Tamsui
Country Taiwan (TW)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-07-13

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