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Magnitude 5.6 - TAIWAN REGION

2008 May 10 19:41:58 UTC

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Earthquake Details

Magnitude5.6
Date-Time
Location24.027°N, 122.590°E
Depth10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
RegionTAIWAN REGION
Distances100 km (60 miles) SE of Su-ao, Taiwan
105 km (65 miles) E of Hua-lien, Taiwan
160 km (100 miles) SE of T'AI-PEI, Taiwan
170 km (105 miles) WSW of Ishigaki-jima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan
Location Uncertaintyhorizontal +/- 5.1 km (3.2 miles); depth fixed by location program
ParametersNST=145, Nph=145, Dmin=142.2 km, Rmss=1.03 sec, Gp= 61°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=U
Source
  • USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event IDus2008rwbz
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Felt Reports

Felt (III) at Taipei. Felt at Chang-hua, Chung-ho, Hsin-chu, Hsin-tien, I-lan, Lo-tung, Pan-chiao and T'ai-chung. Recorded (3 TAP) in I-lan; (2 TAP) in Chang-hua, Hua-lien, Nan-t'ou, T'ai-chung, T'ai-pei and T'ai-tung; (1 TAP) in Chia-i, Miao-li and P'eng-hu. Recorded (2 JMA) on Ishigaki-jima, Iriomote-jima and Yonaguni-jima, Ryukyu Islands.

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