Overall Green Earthquake alert in Taiwan on 03 Apr 2024 02:14 UTC

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M 5.7 in Taiwan on 03 Apr 2024 02:14 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact

Shakemap

Tsunami

Event summary

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

Earthquake Magnitude:	5.7M
Depth:	41.1 Km
Lat/Lon:	24.207 , 121.935
Event Date:	03 Apr 2024 02:14 UTC 03 Apr 2024 10:14 Local
Exposed Population:	340 thousand in MMI V
Source:	NEIC us7000m9hp
Inserted at:	05 Apr 2024 03:37 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	3.6 (Taiwan)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us7000m9hp	Scaled population (raster)	0
	C1 shakemap	0
	C2 shakemap	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1562687	03 Apr 2024 02:14	5.7M, 26.8km	5.76	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	00:18	NEIC
1562690	03 Apr 2024 02:13	4.7M, 10km	4.15	200 thousand (in 100km)	00:27	NEIC
1563165	03 Apr 2024 02:14	5.7M, 41.1km	5.04	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	2d 01:23	NEIC

The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.

The episode that has the last updated information.

* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Taiwan ,of Taiwan (population 22,456,987) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	32000 people

Shakemaps Timeline

Alert	Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
	1	0	1562687	121.932/24.195	5.7	26.8	5.736	03 Apr 2024 02:39	00:24	(new episode)
	2	0	1563165	121.935/24.207	5.7	41.1	5.015	05 Apr 2024 03:40	2d 01:25	(new episode)

Affected Provinces

Intensity	Region Province	Population
	Taiwan	15000 people
	Taiwan	15.5 million people
	Taiwan	42000 people
	Okinawa	<1000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	City class	Population	Distance
Ao-hua	I-lan	Village	-	25 km
T'ieh-chia-lung-she	Hua-lien	City	-	31 km
Hsin-ch'eng	Hua-lien	City	-	32 km
Nan-ao	I-lan	City	-	33 km
Ta-shan	Hua-lien	Village	-	40 km
Hua-lien	Hua-lien	Major city	-	43 km
Su-ao	I-lan	City	-	44 km
Ch'u-yin	Hua-lien	Village	-	50 km
Lo-shao	Hua-lien	Village	-	50 km
Jung-shu	Hua-lien	Village	-	52 km
Feng-shan	Hua-lien	Village	-	60 km
Shui-lien	Hua-lien	Village	-	61 km
Mi-lo	Hsin-chu	Village	-	62 km
Tu-chang	I-lan	Village	-	62 km
Yü-lan	I-lan	Village	-	62 km
I-lan	I-lan	Major city	-	65 km
Feng-lin	Hua-lien	Village	-	67 km
Sung-pai	T'ai-chung	Village	-	68 km
Chia-lu-lan	Hua-lien	Village	-	69 km
Feng-kuang	Hua-lien	Village	-	72 km
Tou-cheng	I-lan	City	-	74 km
Sha-lao	Hua-lien	Village	-	79 km
Feng-pin	Hua-lien	Village	-	80 km
Hsin-le-ts'un	Hsin-chu	Village	-	91 km
Shuang-hsi	T'ai-pei	Village	-	91 km
Fu-min	Hua-lien	Village	-	92 km
Shih-ti-ping	Hua-lien	City	-	93 km
Nei-wan	Hsin-chu	City	-	95 km
Ta-chiang-k'ou	Hua-lien	Village	-	95 km
Ta-lo-ma	Hua-lien	Village	-	97 km
Ha-lung-t'ai	T'ai-chung	Village	-	98 km
Pan-ch'iao	T'ai-pei	Major city	-	99 km
Chang-yüan	Hua-lien	Village	-	100 km
Lu-hu	Miao-li	Village	-	100 km
Taipei	T'ai-pei Chuan-Shih	Capital	2.5 million people	101 km
Tao-k'eng	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	102 km
Ying-ko	T'ai-pei	Village	-	102 km
Pu-li	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	103 km
Sung-pu	Hua-lien	Village	-	103 km
Chi-lung	Chi-lung Shih	City	400000 people	104 km
Shih-tzu-t'ou	T'ai-chung	Village	-	104 km
San-li	Hua-lien	Village	-	105 km
Kubura	Okinawa	Village	-	106 km
Tao-yüan	T'ao-yuan	Major city	-	107 km
Yu-chih	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	108 km
Hsin-chu	T'ao-yuan	Village	-	108 km
Ta-p'ing	T'ai-chung	Village	-	108 km
T'ai-kao-li	Hua-lien	Village	-	109 km
Chung-li	T'ao-yuan	City	-	110 km
Chi-yu-tieh	Hsin-chu	Village	-	110 km
Chia-tsou-wan Pi	T'ai-tung	City	-	110 km
Chih-hu	Miao-li	Village	-	111 km
Wan-li	T'ai-pei	Village	-	111 km
Lin-kou	T'ai-pei	Village	-	112 km
San-wan	Hsin-chu Shih	City	-	112 km
Chu-kao-wu	Miao-li	Village	-	113 km
Pa-she-pu	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	113 km
Hsin-chu	Hsin-chu Shih	Major city	-	115 km
Yü-li	Hua-lien	City	-	116 km
Ch'e-ch'eng	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	117 km
Chin-shan	T'ai-pei	Village	-	117 km
Tan-shui	T'ai-pei Chuan-Shih	City	-	117 km
Chu-nan	Hsin-chu Shih	City	-	118 km
Shih-kang	T'ai-chung	City	-	119 km
Chung-fu	T'ai-pei	Village	-	119 km
Hsin-hu-k'ou	Hsin-chu	Village	-	119 km
Shui-li	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	119 km
Shih-p'o-hsia	T'ao-yuan	Village	-	120 km
Miao-li	Miao-li	Major city	-	121 km
Ch'ien-tzu-chiao	Hsin-chu Shih	Village	-	121 km
Cho-ch'ing-ts'un	Hua-lien	Village	-	121 km
Wu-shih Pi	T'ai-tung	City	-	121 km
Ming-te	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	124 km
Tai-chung-hsien	T'ai-chung	City	-	124 km
Wei-she	T'ai-chung	Village	-	125 km
Fweng-yüan	T'ai-chung	Major city	-	125 km
Pei-shih-k'eng	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	125 km
San-chih	T'ai-pei	City	-	125 km
Tung-pu	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	126 km
Hsin-i	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	127 km
Kuan-yin	T'ao-yuan	Village	-	127 km
Tai-chung	T'ai-chung Shih	Major city	-	129 km
Ts'ao-t'un	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	130 km
Lu-ku-hsiang	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	131 km
Kuang-hsing-ts'un	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	131 km
Yüan-li	Miao-li	City	-	132 km
Tung-hsiao	Miao-li	City	-	132 km
Hai huang	T'ai-chung	Village	-	134 km
Fu-li	T'ai-tung	Village	-	135 km
Ta-pu	Chang-hua	Village	-	135 km
Chu-wei-tzu	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	138 km
Ching-shui	T'ai-chung	City	-	139 km
Yuan Lin	Chang-hua	City	-	143 km
Chang-hua	Chang-hua	Major city	-	143 km
Tien-chung	Chang-hua	City	-	144 km
Hsia-wei-liao	Yun-lin	Village	-	144 km
Ho-mel	Chang-hua	City	-	147 km
Pei-tou	Chang-hua	Village	-	148 km
Ta-t'u-t'ou	Chang-hua	Village	-	152 km
Hsi-chou	Chang-hua	Village	-	152 km
San-pan-t'ou	Yun-lin	Village	-	153 km
Yün-lin	Yun-lin	City	-	153 km
Lu-kang	Chang-hua	City	-	154 km
Ta-shu	P'ing-tung	Village	-	229 km

see full list

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
Hualien	HUN	16	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9000	38 km
		9				0	61 km
Lishan	LHN	unknown				0	73 km
Lung Tan		241	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	101 km
Pa Kuei		141				0	102 km
Sungshan	TSA	6	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8500	103 km
Sun Moon Lake	SMT	unknown				0	108 km
Yonaguni	OGN	21	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4900	110 km
Highway Strip 58 60		120				0	112 km
Ao Hu Kou		152				0	117 km
Taoyuan		45	Mil.	Paved	No	10000	117 km
Chiang Kai Shek International	TPE	33	Civ.	Paved	Yes	12000	120 km
Hsinchu	HSZ	8	Civ.	Paved	Yes	12000	121 km
Taichung	TXG	112	Mil.	Paved	Yes	5300	130 km
Ching Chuan Kang AB		203	Mil.	Paved	No	12000	133 km
Highway Strip 206		23				0	150 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Distance
Hualien	TWHUN	40 km
Suao	TWSUO	45 km
Keelung (Chilung)	TWKEL	105 km
Tan Shui		121 km
Taichung	TWTXG	145 km

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Guguan	Dajiaxi	1961	93 km
Shihmen	Tahan	1964	96 km
Mingteh	Houlung	1970	114 km

Nuclear Facilities

Site	Type	Name	Distance
Site-Kuosheng	Nuclear Power Plant	Kuosheng-2	114 km
Site-Hsinchu City	Research reactor	THOR	115 km

More information

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