Earthquake details

Friday, October 22, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Taiwan on Friday, October 22, 1999 at 02:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chiayi City (Taiwan - TW), about 7.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.506 and latitude 23.445.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 23.445, 120.506
UTC time 1999-10-22 02:18:58.560
Location Chiayi City
Country Taiwan (TW)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1999-10-22

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