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Magnitude 4.0 TAIWAN REGION

Thursday, July 03, 2008 at 16:14:31 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.0
Date-Time
  • Thursday, July 03, 2008 at 16:14:31 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Friday, July 04, 2008 at 12:14:31 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 22.91N 121.62E
    Depth 10.0 kilometers
    Region TAIWAN REGION
    Distances 50 km (30 miles) ENE of T'ai-tung, Taiwan
    115 km (75 miles) S of Hua-lien, Taiwan
    140 km (90 miles) ENE of Kao-hsiung, Taiwan
    240 km (150 miles) S of T'AI-PEI, Taiwan
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 18.0 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=10, Nph=10, Dmin=57.8 km, Rmss=1.17 sec, Erho=18.0 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=230.1 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usuaau

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