Overall Green Earthquake alert in Taiwan on 22 Apr 2024 20:49 UTC

GDACS is a cooperation framework between the United Nations, the European Commission and disaster managers worldwide to improve alerts, information exchange and coordination in the first phase after major sudden-onset disasters.

M 5.5 in Taiwan on 22 Apr 2024 20:49 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:	5.5M
Depth:	16.8 Km
Lat/Lon:	23.6512 , 121.6062
Event Date:	22 Apr 2024 20:49 UTC 23 Apr 2024 04:49 Local
Exposed Population:	30 thousand in MMI VI
Source:	NEIC us6000mt1n
Inserted at:	22 Apr 2024 21:10 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	3.6 (Taiwan)

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.

	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us6000mt1n	Scaled population (raster)	0
	C1 shakemap	0
	C2 shakemap	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

ShakeMap is a product of the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program in conjunction with the regional seismic networks. ShakeMaps provide near-real-time maps of ground motion and shaking intensity following significant earthquakes.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1566611		0	22 Apr 2024 20:49	5.5M, 16.8km	6.12	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		00:20	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 ,of Taiwan (population 22,456,987) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	18000 people
	220000 people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1566611	121.606/23.651	5.5	16.8	5.997	22 Apr 2024 21:14	00:24	(new episode)
2	1566611	121.606/23.651	5.5	16.8	5.996	22 Apr 2024 21:19	00:29	(upd of #1)
3	1566611	121.606/23.651	5.5	16.8	5.996	22 Apr 2024 22:55	02:05	(upd of #2)
4	1566611	121.606/23.651	5.5	16.8	5.996	23 Apr 2024 21:42	1d 00:52	(upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Intensity	Region Province	Population
	Taiwan	9000 people
	Taiwan	160000 people
	Taiwan	6.2 million people
	Taiwan	15.9 million people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	City class	Population	Distance
Chia-lu-lan	Hua-lien	Village	-	10 km
Feng-pin	Hua-lien	Village	-	11 km
Shui-lien	Hua-lien	Village	-	16 km
Sha-lao	Hua-lien	Village	-	16 km
Feng-kuang	Hua-lien	Village	-	20 km
Shih-ti-ping	Hua-lien	City	-	23 km
Feng-lin	Hua-lien	Village	-	24 km
Ta-chiang-k'ou	Hua-lien	Village	-	25 km
Feng-shan	Hua-lien	Village	-	26 km
Fu-min	Hua-lien	Village	-	26 km
Ta-lo-ma	Hua-lien	Village	-	29 km
Chang-yüan	Hua-lien	Village	-	30 km
Ch'u-yin	Hua-lien	Village	-	34 km
Sung-pu	Hua-lien	Village	-	34 km
Hua-lien	Hua-lien	Major city	-	36 km
San-li	Hua-lien	Village	-	37 km
Jung-shu	Hua-lien	Village	-	37 km
T'ai-kao-li	Hua-lien	Village	-	40 km
Chia-tsou-wan Pi	T'ai-tung	City	-	40 km
Ta-shan	Hua-lien	Village	-	43 km
Yü-li	Hua-lien	City	-	46 km
Wu-shih Pi	T'ai-tung	City	-	51 km
Cho-ch'ing-ts'un	Hua-lien	Village	-	52 km
Hsin-ch'eng	Hua-lien	City	-	53 km
T'ieh-chia-lung-she	Hua-lien	City	-	56 km
San Hsien Tai	T'ai-tung	City	-	59 km
Lo-shao	Hua-lien	Village	-	64 km
Fu-li	T'ai-tung	Village	-	65 km
Cheng-kung	T'ai-tung	City	-	65 km
Tao-k'eng	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	69 km
Tung-pu	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	71 km
Pa-she-pu	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	72 km
Ch'ih-shang	T'ai-tung	City	-	73 km
Yu-chih	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	74 km
Shui-chui	T'ai-tung	Village	-	74 km
Pu-li	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	75 km
Hsin-i	T'ai-tung	Village	-	75 km
Hsin-i	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	76 km
Sung-pai	T'ai-chung	Village	-	76 km
Ao-hua	I-lan	Village	-	77 km
Ch'ing-hsi	T'ai-tung	Village	-	78 km
Ming-te	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	78 km
Ch'e-ch'eng	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	79 km
Shih-tzu-t'ou	T'ai-chung	Village	-	79 km
Shui-li	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	80 km
Kuan-shan	T'ai-tung	Village	-	81 km
Tu-ho	T'ai-tung	Village	-	82 km
Lu-ku-hsiang	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	83 km
Pei-shih-k'eng	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	87 km
A-hou-liao	T'ai-tung	Village	-	88 km
Ha-lung-t'ai	T'ai-chung	Village	-	88 km
Kuang-hsing-ts'un	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	88 km
Ta-p'ing	T'ai-chung	Village	-	90 km
Mi-lo	Hsin-chu	Village	-	90 km
Ta-pang	Chia-i	Village	-	91 km
Ha-li-wei	Chia-i	Village	-	92 km
Shui-wei	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	92 km
Nan-ao	I-lan	City	-	93 km
Ta-jen-tung	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	93 km
Yung-kang	T'ai-tung	Village	-	93 km
Fu-hsing	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	95 km
Chu-wei-tzu	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	96 km
Chung-hsing-hsin-ts'un	Nan-t'ou	City	-	98 km
T'ung-t'ou	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	98 km
Nan-tou	Nan-t'ou	Major city	-	99 km
Min-sheng-ts'un	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	100 km
Ts'ao-t'un	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	102 km
Chih-chih-ya-she	Chia-i	Village	-	102 km
Hsia-wei-liao	Yun-lin	Village	-	103 km
Ch'u-lu	T'ai-tung	Village	-	103 km
Chi-hsing	T'ai-tung	Village	-	104 km
Ko-la	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	105 km
Su-ao	I-lan	City	-	107 km
Tien-chung	Chang-hua	City	-	108 km
Shiao-Mei	Yun-lin	Village	-	108 km
Ta-pu	Chang-hua	Village	-	109 km
Ku-keng	Yun-lin	Village	-	109 km
Nan-liao	T'ai-tung	Village	-	109 km
Tai-tung	T'ai-tung	City	-	110 km
Tai-chung	T'ai-chung Shih	Major city	-	110 km
T'ien-liao	Chia-i	Village	-	110 km
Yün-lin	Yun-lin	City	-	110 km
Tou-liu	Yun-lin	Major city	-	110 km
Shih-pu	Chia-i	Village	-	110 km
Ta-pu	Chia-i	Village	-	111 km
Fweng-yüan	T'ai-chung	Major city	-	111 km
Yuan Lin	Chang-hua	City	-	112 km
Tai-chung-hsien	T'ai-chung	City	-	113 km
San-pan-t'ou	Yun-lin	Village	-	113 km
Pei-tou	Chang-hua	Village	-	113 km
Hsi-chou	Chang-hua	Village	-	116 km
Chang-hua	Chang-hua	Major city	-	119 km
Chien-ho	T'ai-tung	Village	-	119 km
Chia-i	Chia-i	Village	-	119 km
Hsi-lo	Chang-hua	City	-	119 km
Chia-i	Chia-i	City	-	120 km
Hu-wei	Yun-lin	Village	-	121 km
Ta-t'u-t'ou	Chang-hua	Village	-	121 km
Ting-liao	Chia-i	Village	-	123 km
Ting-chuang	Chang-hua	Village	-	124 km
I-lan	I-lan	Major city	-	124 km
Ho-mel	Chang-hua	City	-	125 km
T'u-k'u-chuang	Yun-lin	Village	-	125 km
Shui-Shan	Chia-i	Village	-	127 km
Hsin-ts'o	T'ai-nan	Village	-	127 km
Lu-kang	Chang-hua	City	-	128 km
Ma-kuang	Yun-lin	Village	-	129 km
Tung-shan	T'ai-nan	Village	-	129 km
Hsin-ch'i-liao	Yun-lin	Village	-	129 km
T'an-tzu-ch'ien	Chia-i	Village	-	130 km
Erh-lin	Chang-hua	City	-	130 km
Pao-chung	Yun-lin	Village	-	133 km
Pei-chiang	Yun-lin	City	-	135 km
Sha-shan	Chang-hua	Village	-	136 km
Pei-ch'üan	Chia-i	Village	-	136 km
Tu-chang	I-lan	Village	-	103 km
Shih-kang	T'ai-chung	City	-	110 km
Hai-shen-p'ing	T'ai-tung	Village	-	112 km
Yü-lan	I-lan	Village	-	113 km
Ta-nan	T'ai-tung	Village	-	114 km
Lao-nung	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	115 km
Chu-kao-wu	Miao-li	Village	-	115 km
Lu-hu	Miao-li	Village	-	115 km
Pao-shan-ts'un	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	116 km
Wei-she	T'ai-chung	Village	-	118 km
Chia-hsien-pu	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	122 km
Tun-na-tsun	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	124 km
Nei-wan	Hsin-chu	City	-	124 km
Chih-hu	Miao-li	Village	-	125 km
Hsin-le-ts'un	Hsin-chu	Village	-	125 km
Ching-shui	T'ai-chung	City	-	126 km
Miao-li	Miao-li	Major city	-	127 km
Shan-tzu-ting	T'ai-nan	Village	-	127 km
La-chia	T'ai-tung	Village	-	129 km
Hai huang	T'ai-chung	Village	-	129 km
Yüan-li	Miao-li	City	-	130 km
Pei-shih-k'eng	T'ai-nan	Village	-	130 km
San-wan	Hsin-chu Shih	City	-	131 km
Tai-ma	T'ai-tung	Village	-	131 km
Yü-ching	T'ai-nan	Village	-	132 km
Tung-hsiao	Miao-li	City	-	133 km
Hsin-liao	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	133 km
Shao-t'an-k'eng	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	133 km
Ch'ü-nu	P'ing-tung	Village	-	134 km
P'ai-wan-she	P'ing-tung	Village	-	134 km
Chi-yu-tieh	Hsin-chu	Village	-	135 km
Chu-nan	Hsin-chu Shih	City	-	135 km
Wang-kung	Chang-hua	Village	-	135 km
Kuo-i	T'ai-nan	Village	-	135 km
Tou-cheng	I-lan	City	-	136 km
Hsin-chu	Hsin-chu Shih	Major city	-	137 km
Mei-nung	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	138 km
T'ai-hsi	Chang-hua	Village	-	139 km
Ch'ang-jung-ts'un	P'ing-tung	Village	-	139 km
K'ou-she-liao	T'ai-nan	Village	-	140 km
Ch'ien-tzu-chiao	Hsin-chu Shih	Village	-	140 km
Chia-jui-pu	P'ing-tung	Village	-	141 km
Kuan-t'ien	T'ai-nan	Village	-	141 km
Chieh-ta-ts'un	T'ai-tung	Village	-	141 km
Chin-lun	T'ai-tung	Village	-	141 km
Po-tzu	Chia-i	City	-	141 km
San-chieh-i	T'ai-nan	Village	-	143 km
Chi-shan	Kao-hsiung	City	-	143 km
San-ti	P'ing-tung	Village	-	143 km
Chung-ch'i	Yun-lin	Village	-	144 km
K'o-la-p'a-yang	T'ai-tung	Village	-	145 km
Hsiao-wu-shan	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	145 km
Hai-kou	Yun-lin	Village	-	145 km
Ho-liao-tzu	T'ai-nan	Village	-	146 km
Wu-nan	Yun-lin	Village	-	146 km
Ying-ko	T'ai-pei	Village	-	147 km
Sa-ti	Yun-lin	Village	-	147 km
Pan-ch'iao	T'ai-pei	Major city	-	148 km
Hsia-ta-chi	T'ai-tung	Village	-	149 km
Chang-t'an	Chia-i	Village	-	149 km
Chung-li	T'ao-yuan	City	-	149 km
Ma-tou	T'ai-nan	City	-	149 km
Chia-p'ing	P'ing-tung	Village	-	150 km
Tao-yüan	T'ao-yuan	Major city	-	150 km
Kuo-chiang-tzu	P'ing-tung	Village	-	150 km
Hsin-chiang	Yun-lin	Village	-	150 km
Hsin-hu-k'ou	Hsin-chu	Village	-	150 km
Hsin-hua	T'ai-nan	City	-	151 km
Hsiao-chung-lin	P'ing-tung	Village	-	151 km
Pu-tai	Chia-i	Village	-	151 km
Hsin-chu	T'ao-yuan	Village	-	152 km
Shang-fan	T'ai-tung	Village	-	152 km
Hsin-pu	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	153 km
Taipei	T'ai-pei Chuan-Shih	Capital	2.5 million people	154 km
Hsüeh-chia	T'ai-nan	City	-	154 km
Tung-ning	P'ing-tung	Village	-	154 km
Ta-p'ing-ting	P'ing-tung	Village	-	154 km
Shih-p'o-hsia	T'ao-yuan	Village	-	155 km
Shuang-hsi	T'ai-pei	Village	-	155 km
Shuang-chang-pu	T'ai-nan	Village	-	156 km
Chia-li	T'ai-nan	City	-	157 km
A-lian	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	157 km
Hsin-wu-hsia	P'ing-tung	Village	-	157 km
Ku-lou	P'ing-tung	Village	-	158 km
Ta-niao	T'ai-tung	Village	-	158 km
Ping-tung	P'ing-tung	Major city	-	158 km
Yung-lung	T'ai-nan	Village	-	158 km
Cho-chia-la	T'ai-tung	Village	-	159 km
Chiang-chün	T'ai-nan	Village	-	159 km
Lin-kou	T'ai-pei	Village	-	160 km
Ta-shu	P'ing-tung	Village	-	162 km
Tai-nan	T'ai-nan Shih	Major city	-	162 km
Pao-she-chia	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	163 km
Kuan-yin	T'ao-yuan	Village	-	163 km
San-ku-ts'un	T'ai-nan	Village	-	164 km
Hai-pu	Kao-hsiung	City	-	164 km
Chao-chou	P'ing-tung	City	-	165 km
Ts'ai-wen	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	165 km
Li-chi-li-chi-she	P'ing-tung	Village	-	165 km
An-ping	T'ai-nan Shih	Village	-	165 km

see full list

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	41 km
Sun Moon Lake	SMT	unknown				0	73 km
Lishan	LHN	unknown				0	77 km
Taitung	TTT	37	Mil.	Paved	No	11000	105 km
Green Island	GNI	8	Civ.	Paved	No	3300	109 km
Feng Nin		42	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7900	112 km
Taichung	TXG	112	Mil.	Paved	Yes	5300	114 km
Highway Strip 206		23				0	119 km
		9				0	121 km
Highway Strip 260		30				0	123 km
Chiayi	CYI	25	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10000	126 km
Ching Chuan Kang AB		203	Mil.	Paved	No	12000	121 km
Lung Tan		241	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	138 km
Pa Kuei		141				0	145 km
Hsinchu	HSZ	8	Civ.	Paved	Yes	12000	146 km
Highway Strip 296 298		9				0	146 km
Ao Hu Kou		152				0	147 km
Highway Strip 58 60		120				0	151 km
Kuei Jen		30				0	154 km
Pingtung North		29	Mil.	Paved	No	8000	156 km
Sungshan	TSA	6	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8500	157 km
Pingtung South		24	Mil.	Paved	Yes	7800	160 km
Highway Strip 331 334		11				0	160 km
Taoyuan		45	Mil.	Paved	No	10000	160 km
Tainan	TNN	19	Mil.	Paved	Yes	10000	163 km
Chiang Kai Shek International	TPE	33	Civ.	Paved	Yes	12000	163 km
Kangshan		10	Mil.	Paved	No	7500	168 km
Tso Ying		9				0	171 km
Kaohsiung International	KHH	9	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10300	175 km
Orchid Island	KYD	10	Civ.	Paved	No	4500	180 km
Hengchun	HCN	13	Civ.	Paved	No	3500	200 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Distance
Hualien	TWHUN	38 km
Suao	TWSUO	108 km
Tai Tung		115 km
Taichung	TWTXG	129 km
Tai Nan		147 km
An Ping Chiang		165 km
Tan Shui		171 km
Lan Yu Island		177 km
Kaohsiung	TWKHH	180 km

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Guguan	Dajiaxi	1961	86 km
Tsengwen	Tsengwen	1973	118 km
Mingteh	Houlung	1970	126 km
Shihmen	Tahan	1964	133 km
Wushantou	Offstream Kuantien	1930	136 km

Nuclear Facilities

Site	Type	Name	Distance
Site-Hsinchu City	Research reactor	THOR	141 km
Site-Kuosheng	Nuclear Power Plant	Kuosheng-2	172 km

More information

For a full list of available products related to this event, please refer to the GDACS Resources page.

Disclaimer
While we try everything to ensure accuracy, this information is purely indicative and should not be used for any decision making without alternate sources of information.
The JRC is not responsible for any damage or loss resulting from the use of the information presented on this website.
The designations employed and the presentation of material on the map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the European Union concerning the legal status of any country, territory or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.