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Magnitude 4.6 TAIWAN

Monday, July 16, 2007 at 23:42:52 UTC

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Magnitude 4.6
Date-Time
  • Monday, July 16, 2007 at 23:42:52 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Tuesday, July 17, 2007 at 07:42:52 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 23.57N 121.55E
    Depth 19 kilometers
    Region TAIWAN
    Distances 45 km (25 miles) S of Hua-lien, Taiwan
    100 km (65 miles) NNE of T'ai-tung, Taiwan
    110 km (70 miles) SE of T'ai-chung, Taiwan
    165 km (105 miles) S of T'AI-PEI, Taiwan
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available, held by USGS NEIC to another agency's solution
    Parameters not available
    Source Central Weather Bureau, Taipei, China (Taiwan)
    Remarks Recorded (4 TAP) in Hua-lien; (3 TAP) in T'ai-tung; (2 TAP) Nan-t'ou; (1 TAP) in Chang-hua, Chia-I, Kao-hsiung, Miao-li, T'ai-chung, T'ai-nan and Yun-lin Counties.
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