A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 20 kilometers (12 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 picked up at 03:07:18 / 3:07 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/04/24 / 2024-04-21 03:07:18 / April 21, 2024 @ 3:07 am. Exact location of event, depth 38.627 km, 121.7049° East, 24.1322° North. Event id: us7000mdkq. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000mdkq. The epicenter was at a depth of 38.627 km (24 miles).
Event epicenter was 20 km (12 miles) from Hualian (c. 350 500 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Yilan (c. 94 200 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Puli (c. 86 400 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Puli, Yilan, Hualian. Close country/countries, Taiwan (c. 22 894 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and thirty, in the last 10 days one hundred and thirty-five, in the past 30 days one hundred and thirty-five and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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.
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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. 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: 20 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan.
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