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Magnitude 4.8 TAIWAN REGION

Tuesday, July 07, 2009 at 16:59:05 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.8
Date-Time
  • Tuesday, July 07, 2009 at 16:59:05 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Wednesday, July 08, 2009 at 12:59:05 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 23.99N 122.55E
    Depth 11.0 kilometers
    Region TAIWAN REGION
    Distances 100 km (60 miles) SE of Su-ao, Taiwan
    100 km (60 miles) E of Hua-lien, Taiwan
    160 km (100 miles) SE of T'AI-PEI, Taiwan
    175 km (110 miles) WSW of Ishigaki-jima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 9.4 km; depth +/- 18.7 km
    Parameters Nst=31, Nph=31, Dmin=100.0 km, Rmss=0.91 sec, Erho=9.4 km, Erzz=18.7 km, Gp=106.5 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usiubc

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