A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Hualien City in Taiwan. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 18.567 km (12 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 22/08/24 / 2024-08-22 07:37:39 / August 22, 2024 @ 7:37 am UTC/GMT. Event id: us7000n8qc. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000n8qc. Exact location of earthquake, 122.3146° East, 23.9455° North, depth 18.567 km. The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:37:39 / 7:37 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Taiwan (c. 22 894 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 72 km (45 miles) from Hualian (c. 350 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hualian (min 5000 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 72 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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