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Magnitude 6.7 - TAIWAN REGION

2004 October 15 04:08:50 UTC

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 6.7 (Strong)
Date-Time
  • Friday, October 15, 2004 at 04:08:50 (UTC)
    = Coordinated Universal Time
  • Friday, October 15, 2004 at 12:08:50 PM
    = local time at epicenter
  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 24.533°N, 122.696°E
    Depth 94.4 km (58.7 miles) set by location program
    Region TAIWAN REGION
    Distances 85 km (55 miles) E of Su-ao, Taiwan
    130 km (80 miles) ENE of Hua-lien, Taiwan
    130 km (80 miles) ESE of T'AI-PEI, Taiwan
    155 km (95 miles) W of Ishigaki-jima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan
    Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 4.2 km (2.6 miles); depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=292, Nph=292, Dmin=131.2 km, Rmss=0.81 sec, Gp= 47°,
    M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=S
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID uspqan
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