Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.0

ID: usp0000uue

Location

48 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan

Country: Taiwan flag Taiwan

Date & Time

May 30, 1978

3:09 PM Z

Depth

2.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

24.3800, 121.9940

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

48 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan

Coordinates: 24.3800°, 121.9940° Depth: 2.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
May 30, 1978 at 3:09 PM
Last Updated
November 6, 2014 at 11:21 PM