A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 83 kilometers (52 miles) from Taitung City in Taiwan. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:24:18 / 10:24 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 114.21 km (71 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000gaie. Id of event: us1000gaie. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 121.6028 East, latitude 22.1336 North, depth = 114.21 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 11/08/18 / 2018-08-11 02:24:18 / August 11, 2018 @ 2:24 am.
Close country/countries, Taiwan (c. 22 894 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hengchun, Taitung City. Event epicenter was 84 km (52 miles) from Taitung City (c. 109 600 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Hengchun (c. 31 300 pop).
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 two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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 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: 83 km SE of Taitung City, Taiwan.
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