A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 21 kilometers (13 miles) from Hualien City in Taiwan. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 18:59:48 / 6:59 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 16/04/24 / 2024-04-16 18:59:48 / April 16, 2024 @ 6:59 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 27.269 km (17 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude 121.7989° East, latitude 24.0589° North, depth = 27.269 km. Unique identifier: us7000mchx. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000mchx.
The epicenter was 22 km (14 miles) from Hualian (c. 350 500 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Yilan (c. 94 200 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Puli (c. 86 400 pop). Nearby country/countries, Taiwan (c. 22 894 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Puli, Yilan, Hualian (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and twenty-seven, in the last 10 days one hundred and twenty-seven, in the past 30 days one hundred and twenty-seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 21 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan.
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