Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.0

ID: usp0000y28

Location

106 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan

Country: Taiwan flag Taiwan

Date & Time

Dec 23, 1978

3:03 PM Z

Depth

33.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

23.0500, 121.8730

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

106 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan

Coordinates: 23.0500°, 121.8730° Depth: 33.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
December 23, 1978 at 3:03 PM
Last Updated
November 6, 2014 at 11:21 PM