A earthquake with magnitude 6.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 26 kilometers (16 miles) from Hualien City in Taiwan. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us7000n7b8. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000n7b8. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/08/24 / 2024-08-15 23:35:54 / August 15, 2024 @ 11:35 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 121.7595° East, 23.784° North, depth 15.414 km. The 6.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:35:54 / 11:35 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 15.414 km (10 miles).
Close country/countries, Taiwan (c. 22 894 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Taichung, Nantou, Zhongxing New Village. Event epicenter was 116 km (72 miles) from Taichung (c. 1 040 700 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Hualian (c. 350 500 pop), 112 km (70 miles) from Nantou (c. 105 700 pop), 108 km (67 miles) from Yilan (c. 94 200 pop), 83 km (51 miles) from Puli (c. 86 400 pop), 111 km (69 miles) from Zhongxing New Village (c. 25 500 pop), 103 km (64 miles) from Lugu (c. 19 600 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and eighty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 6.0 to 6.9 may cause a lot of damage in very populated areas. Every year there are an estimated 135 earthquakes in the world.
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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: 26 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan.
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