A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 109 km ESE of Hengchun, Taiwan (68 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location of earthquake, 121.7666° East, 21.7419° North, depth 10 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 11/11/20 / 2020-11-11 21:35:37 / November 11, 2020 @ 9:35 pm. The temblor was detected at 21:35:37 / 9:35 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us7000cdjx. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000cdjx. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 109 km ESE of Hengchun, Taiwan.
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