A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 46 kilometers (29 miles) from Hengchun in Taiwan. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:48:52 / 1:48 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 27/01/25 / 2025-01-27 01:48:52 / January 27, 2025 @ 1:48 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 120.3429° East, 21.8222° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us6000pmht. Event ids that are associated: us6000pmht.
Nearby country/countries, Taiwan (c. 22 894 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kaohsiung, Hengchun (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 88 km (55 miles) from Kaohsiung (c. 1 519 700 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Hengchun (c. 31 300 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 46 km WSW of Hengchun, Taiwan.
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