M 4.7 in Taiwan on 03 Apr 2024 03:20 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 1422370
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.7M
Depth: 35.8 Km
Lat/Lon: 24.1503 , 121.6732
Event Date: 03 Apr 2024 03:20 UTC
03 Apr 2024 11:20 Local
Exposed Population:
230 thousand in MMI IV
Inserted at: 05 Apr 2024 04:17 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
3.6 (Taiwan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000m9ib 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.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

MIL-OSI China: Death toll rises to 13 following Taiwan’s 7.3-magnitude.. 4/7/2024 3:17:00 AM.

The death toll following a 7.3-magnitude earthquake in China’s Taiwan has risen to 13, local authorities confirmed on Saturday. A 21-year-old woman, who was traveling alone in Taroko Park in Hualien County when the earthquake struck, was co
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Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on April 7, 2024 4/7/2024 2:53:00 AM.

You are reading the Morning Briefing newsletter. Get the news that prepares you for the day ahead, delivered to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter. ‘Not giving up’: Taiwan races against time to rescue missing and stranded earthquake vi
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No information about Belarusians caught in Taiwan earthquake yet 4/3/2024 2:37:00 PM.

MINSK, 3 April (BelTA) – At present there is no information about Belarus citizens, who have been killed or hurt by an earthquake in Taiwan, the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs told BelTA. The Belarusian Ministry
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Taiwan's strongest earthquake in nearly 25 years damages buildings, le.. 4/3/2024 2:33:00 PM.

threat. Taiwan's earthquake monitoring agency reported a magnitude of 7.2, while the U.S. Geological Survey measured it at 7.4. Schools and workplaces suspended operations, train services were halted, and individuals in affected areas were
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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),