A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 38 kilometers (24 miles) from Hengchun in Taiwan on Wednesday. The temblor was reported at 21:54:37 / 9:54 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 28.09 km (17 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us20005y1a. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20005y1a. Exact time and date of earthquake 25/05/16 / 2016-05-25 13:54:37 / May 25, 2016 @ 1:54 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 120.3903° East, 22.1087° North, depth 28.09 km.
Epicenter of the event was 57 km (35 miles) from Kaohsiung (c. 1 519 700 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Hengchun (c. 31 300 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Taiwan (c. 22 894 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kaohsiung, Hengchun.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 38 km WNW of Hengchun, Taiwan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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