A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Hualien City in Taiwan on Tuesday. The temblor was reported at 02:34:14 / 2:34 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000myf9. Id of event: us6000myf9. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 14/05/24 / 2024-05-14 02:34:14 / May 14, 2024 @ 2:34 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 21.848 km, 121.7181° East, 24.0028° North. The epicenter was at a depth of 21.848 km (14 miles).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Taiwan (c. 22 894 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Yilan, Puli, Hualian. The epicenter was 12 km (7 miles) from Hualian (c. 350 500 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Yilan (c. 94 200 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Puli (c. 86 400 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days seventeen, 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 nearby.
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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: 11 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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