A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 66 kilometers (41 miles) from Hualien City in Taiwan. The epicenter was at a depth of 36.552 km (23 miles). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:46:24 / 10:46 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 09/07/25 / 2025-07-09 10:46:24 / July 9, 2025 @ 10:46 am. Id of earthquake: us7000qbjl. Event ids that are associated: us7000qbjl. Exact location of event, depth 36.552 km, 121.6098° East, 23.3785° North.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Taiwan (c. 22 894 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Taitung City, Hualian (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 67 km (41 miles) from Hualian (c. 350 500 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Taitung City (c. 109 600 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days eighty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 66 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan.
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