A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 43 kilometers (27 miles) from Taitung City in Taiwan on Monday. The temblor was reported at 07:29:52 / 7:29 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us2000b2wh. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000b2wh. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/10/17 / 2017-10-08 23:29:52 / October 8, 2017 @ 11:29 pm. Exact location of event, depth 17.15 km, 121.4193° East, 22.4604° North. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 17.15 km (11 miles).
Close country/countries, Taiwan (c. 22 894 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hengchun, Taitung City (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 44 km (27 miles) from Taitung City (c. 109 600 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Hengchun (c. 31 300 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 43 km SE of Taitung City, Taiwan.
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