A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Yongkang in Taiwan on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us7000pned. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000pned. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 08:29:17 / 8:29 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 120.3543° East, latitude 23.0272° North, depth = 10 km. Global time and date of event 21/03/25 / 2025-03-21 08:29:17 / March 21, 2025 @ 8:29 am UTC/GMT.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 46 km (29 miles) from Kaohsiung (c. 1 519 700 pop), 15 km (9 miles) from Tainan (c. 771 200 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from Taitung City (c. 109 600 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Douliu (c. 104 700 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Lugu (c. 19 600 pop), 15 km (10 miles) from Yujing (c. 16 600 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Taiwan (c. 22 894 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Lugu, Taitung City, Douliu.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 10 km E of Yongkang, Taiwan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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