Moderate mag. 5.6 earthquake - Philippine Islands Region on Friday, 21 November 2014
Moderado terremoto magnitud 5.8 - South China Sea, 165 km SSW of Hengchun, Pingtung, Taiwan, viernes, 21 nov. 2014
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Moderate magnitude 5.8 earthquake at 10 km depth
21 Nov 03:35 UTC: Primero en informar: GFZ después de 6 minutos.
Nov 21 07:10: Magnitud recalculada de 5.7 a 5.8.
Nov 21 07:10: Magnitud recalculada de 5.7 a 5.8.
Magnitud: 5.8
Profundidad: 10.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 20.63°N / 120.14°E
(South China Sea, Taiwán)Volcán mas cercano: Unnamed 21.83°N/121.18°E (171 km / 106 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
165 km al SSO de Hengchun (pop: 31,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
207 km al S de Donggang (pop: 48,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
222 km al S de Kaohsiung City (pop: 1,519,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
258 km al SSO de Taitung City (pop: 109,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
263 km al S de Tainan City (pop: 771,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
279 km al S de Yujing (pop: 16,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
345 km al S de Douliu (pop: 104,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
369 km al S de Nantou City (pop: 105,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
373 km al S de Yuanlin (pop: 124,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
512 km al SSO de Taipéi (pop: 7,871,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
215 km al SO de Kotosho Island --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Energía liberada estimada: 3.2 x 1013 joules (8.78 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 7558 tons of TNT or 0.5 atomic bombs!) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
| M 5.8 | 10 km | Philippine Islands Region | GFZ |
| M 5.8 | 2 km | PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION | EMSC |
| M 5.9 | 10 km | 163km SSW of Hengchun, Taiwan | USGS |
(shakemap: USGS)
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Aftershocks of the M 5.8 terremoto: South China Sea, 165 km al sur de Hengchun, Pingtung, Taiwan, Taiwán Fri, 21 Nov 2014 03:29
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Moderado terremoto magnitud 5.8 - South China Sea, 165 km SSW of Hengchun, Pingtung, Taiwan, viernes, 21 nov. 2014
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