A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Taitung City in Taiwan on Thursday. Id of earthquake: us20008vn0. Event ids that are associated: us20008vn0. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 21.18 km (13 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 121.157° East, 22.5388° North, depth 21.18 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 29/03/17 / 2017-03-29 16:34:02 / March 29, 2017 @ 4:34 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:34:02 / 12:34 am (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, Taiwan (c. 22 894 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Yujing, Kaohsiung, Hengchun (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 87 km (54 miles) from Kaohsiung (c. 1 519 700 pop), 24 km (15 miles) from Taitung City (c. 109 600 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Hengchun (c. 31 300 pop), 97 km (60 miles) from Yujing (c. 16 600 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 twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 24 km S of Taitung City, Taiwan.
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