A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 61 kilometers (38 miles) from Hualian in Taiwan on Sunday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was reported at 00:38:31 / 12:38 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us70003n1l. Event ids that are associated: us70003n1l. 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: 18/05/19 / 2019-05-18 16:38:31 / May 18, 2019 @ 4:38 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 122.2065° East, 23.9882° North, depth 10 km.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hualian (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Taiwan (c. 22 894 000 pop). The epicenter was 61 km (38 miles) from Hualian (c. 350 500 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 61 km E of Hualian, Taiwan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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