A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 59 kilometers (37 miles) from Jiufen in Taiwan. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:39:04 / 6:39 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 241.38 km, 122.3255° East, 25.4252° North. Global time and date of event 29/06/24 / 2024-06-29 06:39:04 / June 29, 2024 @ 6:39 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 241.38 km (150 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000n941. Id of event: us6000n941.
Country/countries that might be effected, Taiwan (c. 22 894 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 90 km (56 miles) from Taipei (c. 7 871 900 pop), 98 km (61 miles) from Banqiao (c. 543 300 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Keelung (c. 397 500 pop), 94 km (58 miles) from Yilan (c. 94 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Banqiao, Yilan, Taipei (min 5000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days two 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.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 59 km NE of Jiufen, Taiwan.
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