A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 79 kilometers (49 miles) from Hengchun in Taiwan. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:42:23 / 11:42 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 38.12 km (24 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us10007u1j. Unique identifier: us10007u1j. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 38.12 km, 120.0873° East, 21.6263° North. Global time and date of event 19/01/17 / 2017-01-19 03:42:23 / January 19, 2017 @ 3:42 am UTC/GMT.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Taiwan (c. 22 894 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 80 km (50 miles) from Hengchun (c. 31 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hengchun (min 5000 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 nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 79 km WSW of Hengchun, Taiwan.
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