Earthquake details

Thursday, November 5, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Taiwan on Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 11:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Zhushan (Taiwan - TW), about 19.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.841 and latitude 23.655.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 23.655, 120.841
UTC time 2009-11-05 11:34:18.880
Location Zhushan
Country Taiwan (TW)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-11-05

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