Overall Green Earthquake alert in Taiwan on 22 Apr 2024 14:11 UTC

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M 5.8 in Taiwan on 22 Apr 2024 14:11 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:	5.8M
Depth:	11.8 Km
Lat/Lon:	23.7288 , 121.5624
Event Date:	22 Apr 2024 14:11 UTC 22 Apr 2024 22:11 Local
Exposed Population:	4 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Source:	NEIC us7000mduw
Inserted at:	22 Apr 2024 14:29 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	3.6 (Taiwan)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us7000mduw	Scaled population (raster)	0
	C1 shakemap	-0.59
	C2 shakemap	0.53
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0.82

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1566515		0	22 Apr 2024 14:11	5.8M, 11.8km	6.14	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		00:18	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
	62000 people
	180000 people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	0.1	1566515	121.562/23.729	5.8	11.8	6.943	22 Apr 2024 14:34	00:23	(new episode)
2	0.1	1566515	121.562/23.729	5.8	11.8	6.942	22 Apr 2024 14:55	00:44	(upd of #1)
3	0.1	1566515	121.562/23.729	5.8	11.8	6.942	22 Apr 2024 16:17	02:06	(upd of #2)
4	0	1566515	121.562/23.729	5.8	11.8	6.14	23 Apr 2024 14:40	1d 00:29	(upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Intensity	Region Province	Population
	Taiwan	52000 people
	Taiwan	130000 people
	Taiwan	4.3 million people
	Taiwan	17.9 million people
	Fujian	34000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	City class	Population	Distance
Chia-lu-lan	Hua-lien	Village	-	4 km
Shui-lien	Hua-lien	Village	-	7 km
Feng-kuang	Hua-lien	Village	-	13 km
Sha-lao	Hua-lien	Village	-	14 km
Feng-lin	Hua-lien	Village	-	15 km
Feng-pin	Hua-lien	Village	-	15 km
Feng-shan	Hua-lien	Village	-	16 km
Ch'u-yin	Hua-lien	Village	-	24 km
Jung-shu	Hua-lien	Village	-	27 km
Hua-lien	Hua-lien	Major city	-	28 km
Ta-shan	Hua-lien	Village	-	34 km
Fu-min	Hua-lien	Village	-	27 km
Shih-ti-ping	Hua-lien	City	-	29 km
Ta-chiang-k'ou	Hua-lien	Village	-	31 km
Ta-lo-ma	Hua-lien	Village	-	32 km
Chang-yüan	Hua-lien	Village	-	36 km
Sung-pu	Hua-lien	Village	-	38 km
San-li	Hua-lien	Village	-	40 km
T'ai-kao-li	Hua-lien	Village	-	44 km
Hsin-ch'eng	Hua-lien	City	-	45 km
Chia-tsou-wan Pi	T'ai-tung	City	-	47 km
T'ieh-chia-lung-she	Hua-lien	City	-	48 km
Yü-li	Hua-lien	City	-	51 km
Lo-shao	Hua-lien	Village	-	55 km
Cho-ch'ing-ts'un	Hua-lien	Village	-	56 km
Wu-shih Pi	T'ai-tung	City	-	58 km
Tao-k'eng	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	62 km
Pa-she-pu	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	66 km
San Hsien Tai	T'ai-tung	City	-	66 km
Sung-pai	T'ai-chung	Village	-	66 km
Pu-li	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	67 km
Tung-pu	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	68 km
Ao-hua	I-lan	Village	-	69 km
Fu-li	T'ai-tung	Village	-	70 km
Mi-lo	Hsin-chu	Village	-	80 km
Ts'ao-t'un	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	95 km
Yün-lin	Yun-lin	City	-	105 km
Yuan Lin	Chang-hua	City	-	106 km
Tou-liu	Yun-lin	Major city	-	106 km
Pei-tou	Chang-hua	Village	-	107 km
San-pan-t'ou	Yun-lin	Village	-	108 km
Hsi-chou	Chang-hua	Village	-	111 km
Chang-hua	Chang-hua	Major city	-	111 km
Hsi-lo	Chang-hua	City	-	114 km
Ta-t'u-t'ou	Chang-hua	Village	-	114 km
Chia-i	Chia-i	Village	-	115 km
Hu-wei	Yun-lin	Village	-	116 km
I-lan	I-lan	Major city	-	116 km
Ho-mel	Chang-hua	City	-	117 km
Chia-i	Chia-i	City	-	117 km
Ting-chuang	Chang-hua	Village	-	118 km
Ting-liao	Chia-i	Village	-	119 km
T'u-k'u-chuang	Yun-lin	Village	-	121 km
Ma-kuang	Yun-lin	Village	-	124 km
Shui-Shan	Chia-i	Village	-	124 km
Hsin-ts'o	T'ai-nan	Village	-	125 km
T'an-tzu-ch'ien	Chia-i	Village	-	127 km
Pei-ch'üan	Chia-i	Village	-	133 km
Tung-kuo	T'ai-nan	Village	-	147 km
She-nei	T'ai-nan	Village	-	151 km
Fu-hsing	Chia-i	Village	-	151 km
Hsi-ting-liao	T'ai-nan Shih	Village	-	159 km
Yu-chih	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	67 km
Shih-tzu-t'ou	T'ai-chung	Village	-	71 km
Cheng-kung	T'ai-tung	City	-	71 km
Hsin-i	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	72 km
Ch'e-ch'eng	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	73 km
Ming-te	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	73 km
Shui-li	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	74 km
Ch'ih-shang	T'ai-tung	City	-	78 km
Ha-lung-t'ai	T'ai-chung	Village	-	79 km
Lu-ku-hsiang	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	79 km
Shui-chui	T'ai-tung	Village	-	80 km
Pei-shih-k'eng	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	81 km
Ta-p'ing	T'ai-chung	Village	-	81 km
Hsin-i	T'ai-tung	Village	-	82 km
Kuang-hsing-ts'un	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	83 km
Ch'ing-hsi	T'ai-tung	Village	-	84 km
Nan-ao	I-lan	City	-	86 km
Kuan-shan	T'ai-tung	Village	-	86 km
Shui-wei	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	86 km
Tu-ho	T'ai-tung	Village	-	88 km
Ta-jen-tung	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	89 km
Ha-li-wei	Chia-i	Village	-	89 km
Ta-pang	Chia-i	Village	-	90 km
Chu-wei-tzu	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	91 km
Chung-hsing-hsin-ts'un	Nan-t'ou	City	-	91 km
Nan-tou	Nan-t'ou	Major city	-	93 km
A-hou-liao	T'ai-tung	Village	-	93 km
T'ung-t'ou	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	94 km
Tu-chang	I-lan	Village	-	94 km
Hsia-wei-liao	Yun-lin	Village	-	98 km
Yung-kang	T'ai-tung	Village	-	99 km
Su-ao	I-lan	City	-	100 km
Chih-chih-ya-she	Chia-i	Village	-	101 km
Shih-kang	T'ai-chung	City	-	101 km
Ta-pu	Chang-hua	Village	-	101 km
Tien-chung	Chang-hua	City	-	102 km
Tai-chung	T'ai-chung Shih	Major city	-	102 km
Fweng-yüan	T'ai-chung	Major city	-	103 km
Tai-chung-hsien	T'ai-chung	City	-	104 km
Yü-lan	I-lan	Village	-	104 km
Shiao-Mei	Yun-lin	Village	-	105 km
Ku-keng	Yun-lin	Village	-	105 km
Chu-kao-wu	Miao-li	Village	-	106 km
Lu-hu	Miao-li	Village	-	106 km
T'ien-liao	Chia-i	Village	-	107 km
Shih-pu	Chia-i	Village	-	108 km
Wei-she	T'ai-chung	Village	-	109 km
Chi-hsing	T'ai-tung	Village	-	110 km
Nei-wan	Hsin-chu	City	-	114 km
Chih-hu	Miao-li	Village	-	115 km
Tai-tung	T'ai-tung	City	-	116 km
Hsin-le-ts'un	Hsin-chu	Village	-	116 km
Nan-liao	T'ai-tung	Village	-	118 km
Miao-li	Miao-li	Major city	-	118 km
Ching-shui	T'ai-chung	City	-	118 km
Hai-shen-p'ing	T'ai-tung	Village	-	120 km
Hai huang	T'ai-chung	Village	-	120 km
Yüan-li	Miao-li	City	-	120 km
San-wan	Hsin-chu Shih	City	-	121 km
Lu-kang	Chang-hua	City	-	121 km
Tung-hsiao	Miao-li	City	-	124 km
Erh-lin	Chang-hua	City	-	124 km
Hsin-ch'i-liao	Yun-lin	Village	-	124 km
Chien-ho	T'ai-tung	Village	-	125 km
Chi-yu-tieh	Hsin-chu	Village	-	125 km
Chu-nan	Hsin-chu Shih	City	-	125 km
Hsin-chu	Hsin-chu Shih	Major city	-	127 km
Shan-tzu-ting	T'ai-nan	Village	-	127 km
Tung-shan	T'ai-nan	Village	-	128 km
Tou-cheng	I-lan	City	-	128 km
Wang-kung	Chang-hua	Village	-	128 km
Pao-chung	Yun-lin	Village	-	129 km
Pei-shih-k'eng	T'ai-nan	Village	-	129 km
Sha-shan	Chang-hua	Village	-	130 km
Ch'ien-tzu-chiao	Hsin-chu Shih	Village	-	131 km
Pei-chiang	Yun-lin	City	-	131 km
T'ai-hsi	Chang-hua	Village	-	133 km
San-hsing	Chang-hua	Village	-	133 km
Kuo-i	T'ai-nan	Village	-	134 km
Kuang-ta-liao	Yun-lin	Village	-	134 km
Chia-lung	Yun-lin	Village	-	135 km
Shui-lin	Yun-lin	Village	-	137 km
Hsin-ying	T'ai-nan	Major city	-	137 km
Hsin-tien	T'ai-pei Chuan-Shih	City	-	137 km
Ssu-hu	Yun-lin	Village	-	138 km
Ying-ko	T'ai-pei	Village	-	138 km
Po-tzu	Chia-i	City	-	139 km
Chung-ch'i	Yun-lin	Village	-	139 km
Pan-ch'iao	T'ai-pei	Major city	-	139 km
Sung-pai	Yun-lin	Village	-	140 km
Chung-li	T'ao-yuan	City	-	140 km
Kuan-t'ien	T'ai-nan	Village	-	140 km
Hai-kou	Yun-lin	Village	-	140 km
Mei-nung	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	140 km
K'ou-she-liao	T'ai-nan	Village	-	141 km
Tao-yüan	T'ao-yuan	Major city	-	141 km
Hsin-hu-k'ou	Hsin-chu	Village	-	141 km
San-chieh-i	T'ai-nan	Village	-	142 km
Wu-nan	Yun-lin	Village	-	142 km
Hsin-chu	T'ao-yuan	Village	-	142 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	33 km
Lishan	LHN	unknown				0	68 km
Highway Strip 206		23				0	112 km
		9				0	113 km
Highway Strip 260		30				0	120 km
Chiayi	CYI	25	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10000	123 km
Sungshan	TSA	6	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8500	149 km
Sun Moon Lake	SMT	unknown				0	66 km
Taichung	TXG	112	Mil.	Paved	Yes	5300	105 km
Taitung	TTT	37	Mil.	Paved	No	11000	111 km
Ching Chuan Kang AB		203	Mil.	Paved	No	12000	113 km
Green Island	GNI	8	Civ.	Paved	No	3300	117 km
Feng Nin		42	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7900	118 km
Lung Tan		241	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	129 km
Pa Kuei		141				0	136 km
Hsinchu	HSZ	8	Civ.	Paved	Yes	12000	136 km
Ao Hu Kou		152				0	138 km
Highway Strip 58 60		120				0	142 km
Highway Strip 296 298		9				0	145 km
Taoyuan		45	Mil.	Paved	No	10000	150 km
Chiang Kai Shek International	TPE	33	Civ.	Paved	Yes	12000	153 km
Kuei Jen		30				0	155 km
Pingtung North		29	Mil.	Paved	No	8000	159 km
Highway Strip 331 334		11				0	160 km
Pingtung South		24	Mil.	Paved	Yes	7800	162 km
Tainan	TNN	19	Mil.	Paved	Yes	10000	163 km
Kangshan		10	Mil.	Paved	No	7500	169 km
Tso Ying		9				0	173 km
Kaohsiung International	KHH	9	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10300	178 km
Hengchun	HCN	13	Civ.	Paved	No	3500	206 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Distance
Hualien	TWHUN	30 km
Taichung	TWTXG	121 km
Suao	TWSUO	101 km
Tai Tung		120 km
Tai Nan		148 km
An Ping Chiang		165 km
Kaohsiung	TWKHH	182 km

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Guguan	Dajiaxi	1961	77 km
Mingteh	Houlung	1970	117 km
Shihmen	Tahan	1964	124 km
Wushantou	Offstream Kuantien	1930	135 km

Nuclear Facilities

Site	Type	Name	Distance
Site-Hsinchu City	Research reactor	THOR	131 km

More information

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