M 5.6 - 27 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan

Date & time: 2024-05-06 09:45:30 (UTC)

Local time at epicenter: Monday, May 6, 2024, at 05:45 pm

Latitude/ Longitude: 23.726°N 121.581°E

Epicenter: Philippine Sea

Magnitude: 5.6

Depth: 20.0 km

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Nearby towns/cities

• 28.1 km (17.4 mi) S of Hualien City, Taiwan, Taiwan
• 67.7 km (42.1 mi) ESE of Puli, Taiwan, Taiwan
• 84.4 km (52.4 mi) E of Lugu, Taiwan, Taiwan
• 94.7 km (58.9 mi) ESE of Zhongxing New Village, Taiwan, Taiwan
• 95.7 km (59.4 mi) ESE of Nantou, Taiwan, Taiwan

MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) Scale:

MMI	City	Population
V	Hualien City	350 k
IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV	Puli Lugu Douliu Taichung Tainan Nantou Yilan Taitung City	86 k 20 k 105 k 1,041 k 771 k 106 k 94 k 110 k
III III III III III III III III	Taipei Kaohsiung Banqiao Daxi Hsinchu Hengchun Keelung Taoyuan City	7,872 k 1,520 k 543 k 85 k 404 k 31 k 398 k 402 k

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

Sources:

• USGS: M 5.6 - 27 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan
• IRIS 

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