Overall Green Earthquake alert in Taiwan on 26 Apr 2024 18:49 UTC

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M 5.2 in Taiwan on 26 Apr 2024 18:49 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:	5.2M
Depth:	39.3 Km
Lat/Lon:	24.2125 , 121.6955
Event Date:	26 Apr 2024 18:49 UTC 27 Apr 2024 02:49 Local
Exposed Population:	5.4 million in MMI IV
Source:	NEIC us6000mu45
Inserted at:	27 Apr 2024 18:26 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	3.6 (Taiwan)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us6000mu45	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
1567468		0	26 Apr 2024 18:49	5.4M, 36.6km	4.72	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		00:19	NEIC
1567678		0	26 Apr 2024 18:49	5.2M, 39.3km	4.25	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		23:37	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
	no people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1567468	121.706/24.226	5.4	36.6	4.774	26 Apr 2024 19:13	00:23	(new episode)
2	1567468	121.706/24.226	5.4	36.6	4.741	26 Apr 2024 19:21	00:31	(upd of #1)
3	1567468	121.706/24.226	5.4	36.6	4.719	26 Apr 2024 20:55	02:06	(upd of #2)
4	1567678	121.696/24.212	5.2	39.3	4.242	27 Apr 2024 18:40	23:51	(new episode)
5	1567678	121.696/24.212	5.2	39.3	4.242	27 Apr 2024 19:40	1d 00:51	(upd of #4)

Affected Provinces

Intensity	Region Province	Population
	Taiwan	1.7 million people
	Taiwan	16.5 million people
	Fujian	28000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	City class	Population	Distance
T'ieh-chia-lung-she	Hua-lien	City	-	8 km
Hsin-ch'eng	Hua-lien	City	-	11 km
Ao-hua	I-lan	Village	-	14 km
Ta-shan	Hua-lien	Village	-	22 km
Lo-shao	Hua-lien	Village	-	26 km
Hua-lien	Hua-lien	Major city	-	28 km
Nan-ao	I-lan	City	-	30 km
Jung-shu	Hua-lien	Village	-	34 km
Ch'u-yin	Hua-lien	Village	-	34 km
Mi-lo	Hsin-chu	Village	-	40 km
Sung-pai	T'ai-chung	Village	-	44 km
Su-ao	I-lan	City	-	45 km
Feng-shan	Hua-lien	Village	-	45 km
Tu-chang	I-lan	Village	-	46 km
Shui-lien	Hua-lien	Village	-	49 km
Yü-lan	I-lan	Village	-	52 km
Feng-lin	Hua-lien	Village	-	52 km
Feng-kuang	Hua-lien	Village	-	58 km
Chia-lu-lan	Hua-lien	Village	-	58 km
I-lan	I-lan	Major city	-	62 km
Sha-lao	Hua-lien	Village	-	67 km
Tou-cheng	I-lan	City	-	73 km
Ha-lung-t'ai	T'ai-chung	Village	-	73 km
Nei-wan	Hsin-chu	City	-	76 km
Fu-min	Hua-lien	Village	-	79 km
Pu-li	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	80 km
Shih-tzu-t'ou	T'ai-chung	Village	-	80 km
Ta-lo-ma	Hua-lien	Village	-	86 km
Feng-pin	Hua-lien	Village	-	70 km
Hsin-le-ts'un	Hsin-chu	Village	-	74 km
Lu-hu	Miao-li	Village	-	78 km
Tao-k'eng	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	80 km
Shih-ti-ping	Hua-lien	City	-	84 km
Ta-p'ing	T'ai-chung	Village	-	84 km
Hsin-tien	T'ai-pei Chuan-Shih	City	-	85 km
Yu-chih	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	85 km
Ta-chiang-k'ou	Hua-lien	Village	-	87 km
Chih-hu	Miao-li	Village	-	89 km
Pan-ch'iao	T'ai-pei	Major city	-	89 km
Chu-kao-wu	Miao-li	Village	-	89 km
Ying-ko	T'ai-pei	Village	-	90 km
Chi-yu-tieh	Hsin-chu	Village	-	90 km
San-wan	Hsin-chu Shih	City	-	91 km
Chang-yüan	Hua-lien	Village	-	91 km
Pa-she-pu	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	91 km
Shuang-hsi	T'ai-pei	Village	-	92 km
Sung-pu	Hua-lien	Village	-	92 km
Taipei	T'ai-pei Chuan-Shih	Capital	2.5 million people	93 km
San-li	Hua-lien	Village	-	94 km
Tao-yüan	T'ao-yuan	Major city	-	94 km
Ch'e-ch'eng	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	94 km
Hsin-chu	Hsin-chu Shih	Major city	-	94 km
Shih-kang	T'ai-chung	City	-	95 km
Chung-li	T'ao-yuan	City	-	95 km
Hsin-chu	T'ao-yuan	Village	-	95 km
Chu-nan	Hsin-chu Shih	City	-	97 km
Shui-li	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	97 km
Miao-li	Miao-li	Major city	-	97 km
T'ai-kao-li	Hua-lien	Village	-	98 km
Ch'ien-tzu-chiao	Hsin-chu Shih	Village	-	100 km
Tai-chung-hsien	T'ai-chung	City	-	100 km
Wei-she	T'ai-chung	Village	-	100 km
Fweng-yüan	T'ai-chung	Major city	-	101 km
Chi-lung	Chi-lung Shih	City	400000 people	101 km
Lin-kou	T'ai-pei	Village	-	101 km
Hsin-hu-k'ou	Hsin-chu	Village	-	101 km
Chia-tsou-wan Pi	T'ai-tung	City	-	102 km
Pei-shih-k'eng	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	103 km
Shih-p'o-hsia	T'ao-yuan	Village	-	103 km
Ming-te	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	104 km
Tai-chung	T'ai-chung Shih	Major city	-	104 km
Yü-li	Hua-lien	City	-	105 km
Chung-hsing-hsin-ts'un	Nan-t'ou	City	-	106 km
Hsin-i	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	107 km
Ts'ao-t'un	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	107 km
Tung-pu	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	107 km
Chung-fu	T'ai-pei	Village	-	108 km
Wan-li	T'ai-pei	Village	-	108 km
Yüan-li	Miao-li	City	-	108 km
Tung-hsiao	Miao-li	City	-	108 km
Shui-wei	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	108 km
Tan-shui	T'ai-pei Chuan-Shih	City	-	108 km
Nan-tou	Nan-t'ou	Major city	-	109 km
Kuang-hsing-ts'un	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	110 km
Lu-ku-hsiang	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	110 km
Hai huang	T'ai-chung	Village	-	110 km
Cho-ch'ing-ts'un	Hua-lien	Village	-	110 km
Kuan-yin	T'ao-yuan	Village	-	111 km
Ta-pu	Chang-hua	Village	-	111 km
Chin-shan	T'ai-pei	Village	-	112 km
Wu-shih Pi	T'ai-tung	City	-	113 km
Ching-shui	T'ai-chung	City	-	114 km
Chu-wei-tzu	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	116 km
Ta-jen-tung	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	118 km
San-chih	T'ai-pei	City	-	118 km
Yuan Lin	Chang-hua	City	-	119 km
Chang-hua	Chang-hua	Major city	-	119 km
Tien-chung	Chang-hua	City	-	121 km
San Hsien Tai	T'ai-tung	City	-	121 km
Hsia-wei-liao	Yun-lin	Village	-	122 km
Ho-mel	Chang-hua	City	-	123 km
T'ung-t'ou	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	124 km
Fu-li	T'ai-tung	Village	-	124 km
Ha-li-wei	Chia-i	Village	-	125 km
Pei-tou	Chang-hua	Village	-	125 km
Cheng-kung	T'ai-tung	City	-	127 km
Ta-t'u-t'ou	Chang-hua	Village	-	128 km
Ta-pang	Chia-i	Village	-	129 km
Hsi-chou	Chang-hua	Village	-	129 km
Lu-kang	Chang-hua	City	-	130 km
San-pan-t'ou	Yun-lin	Village	-	130 km
Yün-lin	Yun-lin	City	-	131 km
Ch'ih-shang	T'ai-tung	City	-	132 km
Tou-liu	Yun-lin	Major city	-	132 km
Shui-chui	T'ai-tung	Village	-	134 km
Ku-keng	Yun-lin	Village	-	134 km
Hsi-lo	Chang-hua	City	-	135 km
Ting-chuang	Chang-hua	Village	-	135 km
Shiao-Mei	Yun-lin	Village	-	136 km
Hsin-i	T'ai-tung	Village	-	137 km
Ch'ing-hsi	T'ai-tung	Village	-	139 km
Chih-chih-ya-she	Chia-i	Village	-	140 km
Kuan-shan	T'ai-tung	Village	-	140 km
Erh-lin	Chang-hua	City	-	140 km
T'ien-liao	Chia-i	Village	-	140 km
Hu-wei	Yun-lin	Village	-	141 km
Wang-kung	Chang-hua	Village	-	142 km
Fu-hsing	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	143 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	22 km
Lishan	LHN	unknown				0	49 km
		9				0	58 km
Sungshan	TSA	6	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8500	96 km
Lung Tan		241	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	85 km
Sun Moon Lake	SMT	unknown				0	86 km
Pa Kuei		141				0	89 km
Highway Strip 58 60		120				0	97 km
Ao Hu Kou		152				0	99 km
Hsinchu	HSZ	8	Civ.	Paved	Yes	12000	102 km
Taoyuan		45	Mil.	Paved	No	10000	104 km
Taichung	TXG	112	Mil.	Paved	Yes	5300	106 km
Chiang Kai Shek International	TPE	33	Civ.	Paved	Yes	12000	107 km
Ching Chuan Kang AB		203	Mil.	Paved	No	12000	109 km
Highway Strip 206		23				0	126 km
Highway Strip 260		30				0	151 km
Chiayi	CYI	25	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10000	157 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Distance
Hualien	TWHUN	26 km
Suao	TWSUO	46 km
Keelung (Chilung)	TWKEL	102 km
Tan Shui		112 km
Taichung	TWTXG	121 km

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Guguan	Dajiaxi	1961	69 km
Shihmen	Tahan	1964	80 km
Mingteh	Houlung	1970	92 km

Nuclear Facilities

Site	Type	Name	Distance
Site-Hsinchu City	Research reactor	THOR	96 km
Site-Kuosheng	Nuclear Power Plant	Kuosheng-2	110 km

More information

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