A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Yujing in Taiwan. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 14.72 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/01/25 / 2025-01-22 00:14:16 / January 22, 2025 @ 12:14 am. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:14:16 / 12:14 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us6000plis. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000plis. Exact location of earthquake, 120.5887° East, 23.2204° North, depth 14.72 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquake epicenter was 73 km (45 miles) from Kaohsiung (c. 1 519 700 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Tainan (c. 771 200 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Taitung City (c. 109 600 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Nantou (c. 105 700 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Douliu (c. 104 700 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Puli (c. 86 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Puli, Zhongxing New Village, Nantou (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Taiwan (c. 22 894 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 eight and in the last 365 days thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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: 16 km NE of Yujing, Taiwan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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