A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 57 kilometers (35 miles) from Hualien City in Taiwan. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 11/09/24 / 2024-09-11 21:15:49 / September 11, 2024 @ 9:15 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 122.1414° East, 24.1458° North, depth 43.204 km. The temblor was reported at 21:15:49 / 9:15 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nd5x. Id of event: us7000nd5x. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 43.204 km (27 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries, Taiwan (c. 22 894 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 58 km (36 miles) from Hualian (c. 350 500 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Yilan (c. 94 200 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Yilan, Hualian (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city 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: 57 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan.
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