A earthquake with magnitude 6.1 (ml/mb) was reported 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Hualian in Taiwan on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 04/02/18 / 2018-02-04 13:56:41 / February 4, 2018 @ 1:56 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 121.6576° East, 24.1009° North, depth 7.82 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 7.82 km (5 miles). The temblor was picked up at 21:56:41 / 9:56 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000cfn6. Unique identifier: us1000cfn6.
Event epicenter was 106 km (66 miles) from Taipei (c. 7 871 900 pop), 99 km (61 miles) from Taichung (c. 1 040 700 pop), 103 km (64 miles) from Banqiao (c. 543 300 pop), 105 km (65 miles) from Hsinchu (c. 404 100 pop), 106 km (66 miles) from Taoyuan City (c. 402 000 pop), 115 km (71 miles) from Keelung (c. 397 500 pop), 15 km (9 miles) from Hualian (c. 350 500 pop), 103 km (64 miles) from Nantou (c. 105 700 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Douliu, Keelung, Taipei (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Taiwan (c. 22 894 000 pop).
Earthquakes 6.0 to 6.9 may cause a lot of damage in very populated areas. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 135 quakes in the world each year.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 14 km NNE of Hualian, Taiwan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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