Earthquake details

Thursday, November 5, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Taiwan on Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 09:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Zhushan (Taiwan - TW), about 6.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.744 and latitude 23.731.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 18.0 km
Coordinates 23.731, 120.744
UTC time 2009-11-05 09:32:56.560
Location Nantou City
Country Taiwan (TW)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-11-05

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