A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) strikes 90 kilometers (56 miles) from Hualian in Taiwan on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 19.77 km (12 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 13:21:35 / 1:21 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000irxk. Id of event: us1000irxk. Exact location of event, depth 19.77 km, 122.4458° East, 23.7056° North. Global time and date of event 30/01/19 / 2019-01-30 05:21:35 / January 30, 2019 @ 5:21 am UTC/GMT.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hualian (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Taiwan (c. 22 894 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 91 km (56 miles) from Hualian (c. 350 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days eighty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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: 90 km ESE of Hualian, Taiwan.
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