A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 48 kilometers (30 miles) from Yilan in Taiwan on Saturday. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:32:39 / 12:32 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 122.0423 East, latitude 24.4037 North, depth = 22.779 km. Event id: us7000mpdy. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000mpdy. Global time and date of event 01/06/24 / 2024-06-01 00:32:39 / June 1, 2024 @ 12:32 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 22.779 km (14 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Taiwan (c. 22 894 000 pop). The epicenter was 88 km (55 miles) from Taipei (c. 7 871 900 pop), 89 km (56 miles) from Banqiao (c. 543 300 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Keelung (c. 397 500 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Hualian (c. 350 500 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Yilan (c. 94 200 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Daxi (c. 84 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Daxi, Banqiao, Taipei (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days thirty-six and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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