M 4.6 in Taiwan on 12 Apr 2024 14:19 UTC

Event summary

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

GDACS ID EQ 1423843
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.6M
Depth: 17.8 Km
Lat/Lon: 22.3135 , 121.6958
Event Date: 12 Apr 2024 14:19 UTC
12 Apr 2024 22:19 Local
Exposed Population:
3 thousand in MMI IV
Inserted at: 12 Apr 2024 14:50 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 (Taiwan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000mbmu Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 rapid impact 0  
  C2 rapid impact 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Asia-Pacific Cat rescued from rubble 12 days after Taiwan quake 4/16/2024 2:12:00 PM.

Hua Hua the calico cat was rescued with just minor scrapes and dehydration. Photo: Facebook/LittleCatFlying. Taiwanese rescuers have discovered a resilient feline survivor amidst the rubble of a destroyed building, 12 days after a deadly
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Cat rescued from rubble 12 days after Taiwan quake 4/16/2024 2:08:00 PM.

Taiwanese rescuers have discovered a resilient feline survivor amidst the rubble of a struck the island. A Calico cat named Hua Hua, who lived on the eighth floor, got trapped in the wreckage of the Uranus Building in Hualien which tilted p
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Il grattacielo più alto di Taiwan è stato progettato per resistere ai .. 4/16/2024 1:44:00 PM.

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Cats in conflict and disaster zones [PHOTOS] 4/16/2024 1:43:00 PM.

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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (41), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), (2), INFORM (2), USGS (2),