M 5.8 in Taiwan on 22 Apr 2024 14:11 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 1425329
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)
Inserted at: 22 Apr 2024 14:29 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
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  
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 420 | About casualties: 55 | Last hour: 0

Better Understanding of Earthquake Risks2024-04-26T11:03+0200.

When one tectonic plate slides underneath another tectonic plate, strong earthquakes result rather frequently. The severe earthquake off the coast of Taiwan in early April 2024 also took place at such a subduction interface. A study of rese
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Better Understanding Of Earthquake Risks2024-04-26T10:22+0200.

When one tectonic plate slides underneath another tectonic plate, strong earthquakes result rather frequently. The severe earthquake off the coast of Taiwan in early April 2024 also took place at such a subduction interface. A study of rese
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Sciame sismico nei Campi Flegrei: scossa di magnitudo 2.4 nella notte ... 2024-04-26T07:43+0200.

(Di venerdì 26 aprile 2024) A partire dalle 3.30 circa di questa notte , nei Campi Flegrei è in corso uno Sciame sismico : l'evento di massima intensità alle 3.47 di magnitudo 2.4. Sciame sismico con scossa di magnitudo 1.6 alle 3,36 a 2,4
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Philippines urges earthquake preparedness2024-04-26T05:18+0200.

“Preparations for earthquakes, powerful and deadly tremors, must go beyond the usual ‘bend, cover and grab’ drills,” Ariel Nepomuceno, OCD director, said in a statement on Tuesday. “We need engineering solutions, and continued adherence to
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (48), (3), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), TWB (1), USGS (5), INFORM (2),