Major Earthquake strikes close to Taiwan

Magnitude 6.9
Date-Time

* Monday, April 26, 2010 at 02:59:50 UTC
* Monday, April 26, 2010 at 10:59:50 AM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 22.247°N, 123.733°E
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region SOUTHEAST OF TAIWAN
Distances 245 km (150 miles) SSW of Ishigaki-jima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan
270 km (170 miles) ESE of T'ai-tung, Taiwan
270 km (170 miles) NE of Basco, Batan Islands, Philippines
2145 km (1340 miles) SW of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 5.5 km (3.4 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST= 73, Nph= 73, Dmin=257.1 km, Rmss=1.18 sec, Gp= 32°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6
Source

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Event ID us2010vnag

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