Magnitude 6.4 - TAIWAN

Just got this, it may change in mag...

Magnitude 6.4
Date-Time Thursday, March 04, 2010 at 00:18:53 UTC
Thursday, March 04, 2010 at 08:18:53 AM at epicenter

Location 22.900°N, 120.909°E
Depth 35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program
Region TAIWAN
Distances 35 km (20 miles) NW of T'ai-tung, Taiwan
70 km (45 miles) E of T'ai-nan, Taiwan
70 km (45 miles) ENE of Kao-hsiung, Taiwan
250 km (155 miles) SSW of T'AI-PEI, Taiwan

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 7.6 km (4.7 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST= 49, Nph= 49, Dmin=98 km, Rmss=0.82 sec, Gp= 40°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)


Event ID us2010tkab

Shakey in N/CA wrote:Just got this, it may change in mag...

Hey Shakey thanks for post! Looks like they changed the depth

Magnitude 6.4
Date-Time Thursday, March 04, 2010 at 00:18:53 UTC
Thursday, March 04, 2010 at 08:18:53 AM at epicenter

Location 22.900°N, 120.909°E
Depth 35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program
Region TAIWAN
Distances 35 km (20 miles) NW of T'ai-tung, Taiwan
70 km (45 miles) E of T'ai-nan, Taiwan
70 km (45 miles) ENE of Kao-hsiung, Taiwan
250 km (155 miles) SSW of T'AI-PEI, Taiwan

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 7.6 km (4.7 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST= 49, Nph= 49, Dmin=98 km, Rmss=0.82 sec, Gp= 40°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)


Event ID us2010tkab

Magnitude 6.4 - TAIWAN
2010 March 04 00:18:52 UTC

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Magnitude
6.4
Date-Time
Thursday, March 04, 2010 at 00:18:52 UTC
Thursday, March 04, 2010 at 08:18:52 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
22.903°N, 120.823°E
Depth
23.1 km (14.4 miles)
Region
TAIWAN
Distances
35 km (20 miles) NW of T'ai-tung, Taiwan
70 km (45 miles) E of T'ai-nan, Taiwan
70 km (45 miles) ENE of Kao-hsiung, Taiwan
250 km (155 miles) SSW of T'AI-PEI, Taiwan
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 4.6 km (2.9 miles); depth +/- 6.2 km (3.9 miles)
Parameters
NST=203, Nph=203, Dmin=27.2 km, Rmss=0.94 sec, Gp= 18°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID
us2010tkab
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Thanks Earth Lady!

Shakey in N/CA wrote:Thanks Earth Lady!

You're welcome Shakey

I wonder how they fared? That's pretty good size. One that size in New Madrid would do horrendous damage in STL and Memphis. Soil type determines so much, and depth. Anyone heard anything on it?

Hi Rose. I just found this.

TAIPEI, Taiwan – A powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked southern Taiwan on Thursday morning causing buildings to sway hundreds of miles (kilometers) to the north. Local news reports said at least one person was injured.

The quake was centered in the county of Kaohsiung, and struck at a depth of about 3.1 miles (5 kilometers). Kaohsiung is about 249 miles (400 kilometers) south of the capital Taipei.

Residents in Taipei could feel buildings shake, and the quake caused power outages. The island's high-speed rail service was suspended, Taiwan's cable news stations reported.

No tsunami alert was issued.

A Kaohsiung official told the CTI news station some temporary shelter housing shelters, erected in the wake of a devastating typhoon last summer, collapsed as a result of the quake.

Earthquakes frequently rattle Taiwan but most are minor and cause little or no damage.