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Magnitude 5.4 TAIWAN

Thursday, November 05, 2009 at 11:34:21 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 5.4
Date-Time
  • Thursday, November 05, 2009 at 11:34:21 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Thursday, November 05, 2009 at 07:34:21 PM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 23.62N 120.77E
    Depth 22.1 kilometers
    Region TAIWAN
    Distances 30 km (20 miles) E of Chia-i, Taiwan
    60 km (35 miles) S of T'ai-chung, Taiwan
    85 km (55 miles) NE of T'ai-nan, Taiwan
    180 km (110 miles) SSW of T'AI-PEI, Taiwan
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 7.3 km; depth +/- 2.3 km
    Parameters Nst=84, Nph=84, Dmin=104.5 km, Rmss=1.14 sec, Erho=7.3 km, Erzz=2.3 km, Gp=58.0 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usnqaw

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