A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Hualien City in Taiwan on Tuesday. The temblor was detected at 04:07:48 / 4:07 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 38.014 km (24 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/04/24 / 2024-04-30 04:07:48 / April 30, 2024 @ 4:07 am. Id of earthquake: us6000mx6d. Event ids that are associated: us6000mx6d. Exact location of event, depth 38.014 km, 121.6932° East, 24.1428° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the event was 21 km (13 miles) from Hualian (c. 350 500 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Yilan (c. 94 200 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Puli (c. 86 400 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Daxi (c. 84 500 pop). Nearby country/countries, Taiwan (c. 22 894 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Daxi, Puli, Yilan.
In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-one, in the last 10 days one hundred and twenty-three, 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 20 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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