A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 47 kilometers (29 miles) from Hualien City in Taiwan on Tuesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 42.336 km (26 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 21:35:59 / 9:35 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000nf0q. Id of event: us6000nf0q. Exact location, longitude 122.0178° East, latitude 23.773° North, depth = 42.336 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 23/07/24 / 2024-07-23 21:35:59 / July 23, 2024 @ 9:35 pm UTC/GMT.
The epicenter was 48 km (30 miles) from Hualian (c. 350 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hualian (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Taiwan (c. 22 894 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days one hundred and eighty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 47 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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