A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 36 kilometers (22 miles) from Hualien City in Taiwan on Thursday. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000mtrr. Unique identifier: us6000mtrr. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 121.8114 East, latitude 23.7095 North, depth = 27.816 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 18/04/24 / 2024-04-18 09:11:57 / April 18, 2024 @ 9:11 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 27.816 km (17 miles). The temblor was detected at 09:11:57 / 9:11 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries, Taiwan (c. 22 894 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Puli, Hualian (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 36 km (23 miles) from Hualian (c. 350 500 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Puli (c. 86 400 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and twenty-five, in the last 10 days one hundred and twenty-six, in the past 30 days one hundred and twenty-six and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 36 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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