M 5.3 in Taiwan on 22 Apr 2024 21:19 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 1425403
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.3M
Depth: 12.2 Km
Lat/Lon: 23.7536 , 121.5911
Event Date: 22 Apr 2024 21:19 UTC
23 Apr 2024 05:19 Local
Exposed Population:
5 thousand in MMI VI
Inserted at: 22 Apr 2024 21:36 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
3.6 (Taiwan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000mt1x 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, 2024. 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

Articles: 443 | About casualties: 55 | Last hour: 27

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Torna la paura dopo il violento sisma di inizio aprile. L'epicentro è stato individuato nella contea orientale di Hualien e al momento non stato segnalato un allarme tsunami. Taipei, 26 aprile 2024 – Un terremoto di magnitudo 6.1 ha colpit
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6.1 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Taiwan, No Immediate Damage Reported NDT ... 2024-04-26T21:14+0200.

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck just off Taiwan's eastern county of Hualien on Saturday, the island's weather administration said, with no immediate reports of damage. The quake.
Les catastrophes naturelles ont tué plus de 86.000 personnes dans le m ... 2024-04-26T21:14+0200.

Un nouveau séisme de magnitude 6,1 a touché Taiwan ce vendredi, trois semaines après l’important tremblement de terre qui a secoué l’île. Taïwan a été frappé samedi à l’aube (heure locale, ce vendredi soir heure belge) par un séisme de magn
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Forti terremoti scuotono Taiwan nella notte: avvertiti a Taipei2024-04-26T21:13+0200.

Un terremoto di magnitudo 5.7 (dati USGS) ha colpito Taiwan alle 20:21 (ora italiana) di oggi (le 2:21 locali di sabato 27 aprile). L’epicentro è stato individuato in mare, ma appena davanti alla costa della contea orientale di Hualien. La
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
The graph shows the current fatalities estimate.

Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (41), (3), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), TWB (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),