A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 27 kilometers (17 miles) from Pizitou in Taiwan. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/01/25 / 2025-01-21 19:42:06 / January 21, 2025 @ 7:42 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). 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: us6000plhh. Id of event: us6000plhh. Exact location of earthquake, 120.6364° East, 23.3161° North, depth 10 km. The temblor was reported at 19:42:06 / 7:42 pm (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Taiwan (c. 22 894 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 85 km (53 miles) from Kaohsiung (c. 1 519 700 pop), 93 km (57 miles) from Taichung (c. 1 040 700 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Tainan (c. 771 200 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Taitung City (c. 109 600 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from Nantou (c. 105 700 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Douliu (c. 104 700 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Taichung, Kaohsiung, Taitung City.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days ninety-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 27 km SE of Pizitou, Taiwan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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