A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 57 kilometers (35 miles) from Hualien City in Taiwan on Friday. Exact location of event, depth 38.281 km, 121.5937° East, 23.4561° North. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000mtqu. Id of event: us7000mtqu. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 38.281 km (24 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:25:56 / 4:25 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 21/06/24 / 2024-06-21 04:25:56 / June 21, 2024 @ 4:25 am UTC/GMT.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Taiwan (c. 22 894 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lugu, Taitung City, Puli. Epicenter of the earthquake was 58 km (36 miles) from Hualian (c. 350 500 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Taitung City (c. 109 600 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Puli (c. 86 400 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Lugu (c. 19 600 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
Questions or comments?
Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 57 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan.
Copyright © 2024 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply