A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was reported 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Taitung City in Taiwan on Thursday. The temblor was reported at 22:31:12 / 10:31 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 17.69 km (11 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us1000431g. Event ids that are associated: us1000431g. Exact location of earthquake, 121.4241° East, 22.5944° North, depth 17.69 km. Global time and date of event 03/12/15 / 2015-12-03 14:31:12 / December 3, 2015 @ 2:31 pm UTC/GMT.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 34 km (21 miles) from Taitung City (c. 109 600 pop), 96 km (60 miles) from Hengchun (c. 31 300 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hengchun, Taitung City. Close country/countries that might be effected, Taiwan (c. 22 894 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 33 km ESE of Taitung City, Taiwan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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