Earthquake details

Saturday, December 29, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Taiwan on Saturday, December 29, 1984 at 01:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yilan (Taiwan - TW), about 29.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.040 and latitude 24.795.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 85.6 km
Coordinates 24.795, 122.040
UTC time 1984-12-29 01:07:01.300
Location Keelung
Country Taiwan (TW)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-12-29

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