A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Hualien City in Taiwan on Saturday. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:35:11 / 12:35 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 20/04/24 / 2024-04-20 00:35:11 / April 20, 2024 @ 12:35 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 16.639 km (10 miles). Exact location, longitude 121.9198° East, latitude 24.195° North, depth = 16.639 km. Id of earthquake: us7000mdd0. Event ids that are associated: us7000mdd0.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 40 km (25 miles) from Hualian (c. 350 500 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Yilan (c. 94 200 pop). 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 Yilan, Hualian.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and twenty-five, in the last 10 days one hundred and twenty-eight, in the past 30 days one hundred and twenty-eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. 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: 40 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan.
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