A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported 28 kilometers (17 miles) from Hualien City in Taiwan on Monday. Global time and date of event 22/04/24 / 2024-04-22 14:20:09 / April 22, 2024 @ 2:20 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us7000mdv0. Event ids that are associated: us7000mdv0. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8.222 km (5 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 121.618° East, 23.716° North, depth 8.222 km. The 5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:20:09 / 2:20 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquake epicenter was 29 km (18 miles) from Hualian (c. 350 500 pop), 100 km (62 miles) from Nantou (c. 105 700 pop), 72 km (44 miles) from Puli (c. 86 400 pop), 99 km (61 miles) from Zhongxing New Village (c. 25 500 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Lugu (c. 19 600 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Nantou, Zhongxing New Village, Lugu (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Taiwan (c. 22 894 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and fifteen, in the last 10 days one hundred and twenty-three, in the past 30 days one hundred and twenty-three and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes 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 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: 28 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan.
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