M 5.6 in Taiwan on 03 Apr 2024 01:39 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 5.6M
Depth: 14.4 Km
Lat/Lon: 23.8173 , 121.7886
Event Date: 03 Apr 2024 01:39 UTC
03 Apr 2024 09:39 Local
Exposed Population: 240 thousand in MMI V
Source: NEIC us7000m9h9
Inserted at: 05 Apr 2024 02:18 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
3.6 (Taiwan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000m9h9 Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1562665 0 03 Apr 2024 01:39 5.7M, 10km 5.57 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:18 NEIC
1563156 0 03 Apr 2024 01:39 5.6M, 14.4km 5.47 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 2d 00:38 NEIC
The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.
The episode that has the last updated information.
* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Taiwan , Province of Taiwan (population 13,966) . The nearest places are Shui-lien, Hua-lien, Chia-lu-lan, Ch'u-yin, Feng-shan, Ta-shan, Jung-shu, Feng-lin, Feng-kuang, Feng-pin, and Lieh-k'o-ni.

Radius Population
100 km 650000 people
75 km 290000 people
50 km 230000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Taiwan Taiwan 14000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Shui-lien Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 24 km
Hua-lien Hua-lien Taiwan Major city - 27 km
Chia-lu-lan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 28 km
Ch'u-yin Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 30 km
Feng-shan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 31 km
Ta-shan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 31 km
Jung-shu Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 34 km
Feng-lin Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 35 km
Feng-kuang Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 37 km
Feng-pin Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 37 km
Hsin-ch'eng Hua-lien Taiwan City - 38 km
Sha-lao Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 39 km
T'ieh-chia-lung-she Hua-lien Taiwan City - 41 km
Chien-fan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 45 km
Shih-ti-ping Hua-lien Taiwan City - 48 km
Chung-hu Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 49 km
Ta-chiang-k'ou Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 51 km
Fu-min Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 51 km
Wan-shan-t'ang Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 52 km
Ta-lo-ma Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 55 km
Chang-yüan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 55 km
Lo-shao Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 56 km
Ao-hua I-lan Taiwan Village - 58 km
Sung-pu Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 60 km
Kuan-yüan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 62 km
San-li Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 63 km
Ching-kuan Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 65 km
Chia-tsou-wan Pi T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 65 km
T'ai-kao-li Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 66 km
Lieh-k'o-ni Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 68 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Hualien HUN 16 Civ. Paved Yes 9000 29 km
Lishan LHN unknown 0 75 km
Sun Moon Lake SMT unknown 0 87 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Hualien TWHUN Taiwan 25 km
Suao TWSUO Taiwan 87 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Guguan Dajiaxi 1961 90 km

More information

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