A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Yujing in Taiwan. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:05:25 / 8:05 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10.539 km (7 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 120.4402° East, 23.1798° North, depth 10.539 km. Unique identifier: us7000pa5h. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000pa5h. Exact time and date of earthquake 30/01/25 / 2025-01-30 20:05:25 / January 30, 2025 @ 8:05 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 Taitung City, Nantou, Lugu. Earthquake epicenter was 64 km (40 miles) from Kaohsiung (c. 1 519 700 pop), 31 km (19 miles) from Tainan (c. 771 200 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Taitung City (c. 109 600 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Nantou (c. 105 700 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Douliu (c. 104 700 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Lugu (c. 19 600 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days twenty-one and in the last 365 days twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 6 km NNW of Yujing, Taiwan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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