A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Su’ao in Taiwan on Friday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/10/15 / 2015-10-15 23:54:28 / October 15, 2015 @ 11:54 pm. The temblor was reported at 07:54:28 / 7:54 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us10003qq6. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10003qq6. Exact location of earthquake, 121.73° East, 24.35° North, depth 18.7 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 18.7 km (12 miles).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 80 km (50 miles) from Taipei (c. 7 871 900 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Banqiao (c. 543 300 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Taoyuan City (c. 402 000 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Keelung (c. 397 500 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Hualian (c. 350 500 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Yilan (c. 94 200 pop). Close country/countries, Taiwan (c. 22 894 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Puli, Keelung, Taoyuan City (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days sixty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 30 km SSW of Su’ao, Taiwan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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