A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.6 (ml/mb) was reported 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Taitung City in Taiwan on Tuesday. Event id: us70003v7s. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70003v7s. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 04/06/19 / 2019-06-04 09:46:18 / June 4, 2019 @ 9:46 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 17:46:18 / 5:46 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude 121.6704° East, latitude 22.8813° North, depth = 10 km.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Taiwan (c. 22 894 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Taitung City. The epicenter was 56 km (35 miles) from Taitung City (c. 109 600 pop).
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 thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 55 km ENE of Taitung City, Taiwan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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