M 5.7 - 19 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan

Date & time: 2024-04-26 18:21:22 (UTC)

Local time at epicenter: Saturday, Apr 27, 2024, at 02:21 am

Latitude/ Longitude: 24.145°N 121.674°E

Epicenter: Philippine Sea

Magnitude: 5.7

Depth: 25.2 km

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Nearby towns/cities

• 20 km (12.4 mi) NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan, Taiwan
• 68.6 km (42.6 mi) S of Yilan, Taiwan, Taiwan
• 74.3 km (46.2 mi) ENE of Puli, Taiwan, Taiwan
• 90.9 km (56.5 mi) SSE of Daxi, Taiwan, Taiwan
• 102.6 km (63.7 mi) ENE of Zhongxing New Village, Taiwan, Taiwan

MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) Scale:

MMI	City	Population
VI	Hualien City	350 k
IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV	Yilan Taipei Puli Banqiao Taichung Hsinchu Zhongxing New Village Douliu Daxi Nantou Keelung Taoyuan City	94 k 7,872 k 86 k 543 k 1,041 k 404 k 26 k 105 k 85 k 106 k 398 k 402 k
III III III	Tainan Kaohsiung Taitung City	771 k 1,520 k 110 k

Population density map around the earthquake epicenter (low density - white, high density - black)

Sources:

• USGS: M 5.7 - 19 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan
• IRIS 

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