A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) strikes 44 kilometers (27 miles) from Hualien City in Taiwan on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 16:18:16 / 4:18 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global time and date of event 31/10/24 / 2024-10-31 16:18:16 / October 31, 2024 @ 4:18 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us7000np7y. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000np7y. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 121.5974 East, latitude 23.5714 North, depth = 10 km.
The epicenter was 45 km (28 miles) from Hualian (c. 350 500 pop), 102 km (63 miles) from Taitung City (c. 109 600 pop), 102 km (64 miles) from Nantou (c. 105 700 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Puli (c. 86 400 pop), 102 km (64 miles) from Zhongxing New Village (c. 25 500 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Lugu (c. 19 600 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Nantou, Zhongxing New Village, Taitung City (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 seven and in the last 365 days two hundred and ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 44 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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