A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Hualien City in Taiwan. The temblor was detected at 01:11:38 / 1:11 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 30.953 km (19 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us7000mnw5. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000mnw5. Exact time and date of earthquake 30/05/24 / 2024-05-30 01:11:38 / May 30, 2024 @ 1:11 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 30.953 km, 121.658° East, 24.1833° North.
Event epicenter was 97 km (60 miles) from Taipei (c. 7 871 900 pop), 99 km (61 miles) from Taichung (c. 1 040 700 pop), 94 km (59 miles) from Banqiao (c. 543 300 pop), 98 km (61 miles) from Hsinchu (c. 404 100 pop), 97 km (60 miles) from Taoyuan City (c. 402 000 pop), 24 km (15 miles) from Hualian (c. 350 500 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Yilan (c. 94 200 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Taiwan (c. 22 894 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Taichung, Hsinchu, Taoyuan City.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days thirty-four and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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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