A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 73 kilometers (45 miles) from Hengchun in Taiwan. The temblor was picked up at 23:33:40 / 11:33 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 121.4474° East, 21.918° North, depth 9.811 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 27/12/24 / 2024-12-27 23:33:40 / December 27, 2024 @ 11:33 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 9.811 km (6 miles). Event id: us6000pg1k. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pg1k.
Close country/countries, Taiwan (c. 22 894 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hengchun. Event epicenter was 73 km (45 miles) from Hengchun (c. 31 300 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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: 73 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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