Earthquake details

Sunday, July 3, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Taiwan on Sunday, July 3, 1983 at 20:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yilan (Taiwan - TW), about 85.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.449 and latitude 24.330.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 59.9 km
Coordinates 24.330, 122.449
UTC time 1983-07-03 20:24:41.030
Location Hualien City
Country Taiwan (TW)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-07-03

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