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Magnitude 5.3 - TAIWAN REGION

2008 September 09 07:43:13 UTC

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Earthquake Details

Magnitude5.3
Date-Time
Location24.633°N, 122.605°E
Depth99.9 km (62.1 miles)
RegionTAIWAN REGION
Distances75 km (50 miles) E of Su-ao, Taiwan
120 km (75 miles) ESE of T'AI-PEI, Taiwan
125 km (80 miles) NE of Hua-lien, Taiwan
165 km (100 miles) W of Ishigaki-jima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan
Location Uncertaintyhorizontal +/- 5.2 km (3.2 miles); depth +/- 4.5 km (2.8 miles)
ParametersNST=129, Nph=129, Dmin=114.6 km, Rmss=0.8 sec, Gp= 47°,
M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=S
Source
  • USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event IDus2008wtaw
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Recorded (4 TAP) in I-lan; (3 TAP) in Hua-lien; (2 TAP) in Chang-hua, Miao-li, Nan-t'ou, T'ai-chung, T'ai-pei, T'ai-tung, T'ao-yuan and Yun-lin; (1 TAP) in Chia-i, Kao-hsiung and T'ai-nan.

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