A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was reported 27 kilometers (17 miles) from Hualien City in Taiwan on Wednesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 22/05/24 / 2024-05-22 08:00:40 / May 22, 2024 @ 8:00 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000n082. Id of event: us6000n082. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:00:40 / 8:00 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 121.7657 East, latitude 23.7813 North, depth = 10 km.
Close country/countries, Taiwan (c. 22 894 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 27 km (17 miles) from Hualian (c. 350 500 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Puli (c. 86 400 pop), 103 km (64 miles) from Lugu (c. 19 600 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Lugu, Puli, Hualian.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days one hundred and thirty-two and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 27 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan.
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