A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Hualien City in Taiwan. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 13.111 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000mt0w. Id of event: us6000mt0w. The temblor was reported at 18:39:45 / 6:39 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 121.603° East, 23.7643° North, depth 13.111 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 22/04/24 / 2024-04-22 18:39:45 / April 22, 2024 @ 6:39 pm UTC/GMT.
Close country/countries, Taiwan (c. 22 894 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 24 km (15 miles) from Hualian (c. 350 500 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Puli (c. 86 400 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Lugu (c. 19 600 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lugu, Puli, Hualian (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and nineteen, 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 have been detected in the same area.
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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 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: 23 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan.
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