M 7.5 Earthquake and Tsunami (1.6 m) in Taiwan from 02 Apr 2024 23:58 UTC to 23:58

Hazard models

Rapid Impact
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

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

Earthquake Magnitude: 7.5M
Glide number: EQ-2024-000040-TWN
Depth: 11 Km
Lat/Lon: 23.8 , 121.7
Event Date: 02 Apr 2024 23:58 UTC
03 Apr 2024 07:58 Local
Exposed Population: 260 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Source: NTWC at00sbcakx
Inserted at: 03 Apr 2024 00:12 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 3.6 (China)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)		 Tsunami GDACS score
NTWC 1 1.2 1.2
at00sbcakx Scaled population (raster) 4.54 Max wave scenario 0.85m  
  C1 rapid impact -0.59 Max wave realtime 1.57m  
  C2 rapid impact 0.53      
  Country Vulnerability 0      
  INFORM_normalised 0.82      
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

The green area correspond to areas affected by strong shaking (MMI VI or higher) according to the simulation.


Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1562635 1 02 Apr 2024 23:58 7.5M, 11.4km 7.61 260 thousand (in MMI>=VII) 1.6m (at 00:08) 00:12 PTWC
1562636 1 02 Apr 2024 23:58 7.5M, 11km 7.61 260 thousand (in MMI>=VII) 1.6m (at 00:08) 00:14 NTWC
1562637 0.9 02 Apr 2024 23:58 7.4M, 34.8km 7.08 310 thousand (in MMI>=VII) 1m (at 00:15) 00:16 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.

Rapid Impact

The results presented below are calculated with the ShakeMap open source software (USGS) using only earthquake hypocenter information to provide a rapid estimation of the ground motion and shaking intensity without taking into account any instrumental observations or earthquake source scaling laws.

Exposed population

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

Intensity Population
4500 people
260000 people
7.4 million people
15 million people

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Population
Taiwan 180000 people
Taiwan 6.7 million people
Taiwan 16.1 million people
Taiwan 180000 people
Okinawa 43000 people
Fujian 2.3 million people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province City class Population Distance
Shui-lien Hua-lien Village - 15 km
Chia-lu-lan Hua-lien Village - 20 km
Hua-lien Hua-lien Major city - 22 km
Feng-shan Hua-lien Village - 23 km
Ch'u-yin Hua-lien Village - 23 km
Feng-lin Hua-lien Village - 26 km
Feng-kuang Hua-lien Village - 28 km
Jung-shu Hua-lien Village - 28 km
Ta-shan Hua-lien Village - 28 km
Feng-pin Hua-lien Village - 29 km
Sha-lao Hua-lien Village - 31 km
Hsin-ch'eng Hua-lien City - 37 km
T'ieh-chia-lung-she Hua-lien City - 40 km
Shih-ti-ping Hua-lien City - 42 km
Fu-min Hua-lien Village - 43 km
Ta-chiang-k'ou Hua-lien Village - 44 km
Ta-lo-ma Hua-lien Village - 47 km
Chang-yüan Hua-lien Village - 49 km
Sung-pu Hua-lien Village - 52 km
Lo-shao Hua-lien Village - 53 km
San-li Hua-lien Village - 55 km
T'ai-kao-li Hua-lien Village - 58 km
Ao-hua I-lan Village - 59 km
Chia-tsou-wan Pi T'ai-tung City - 59 km
Yü-li Hua-lien City - 65 km
Sung-pai T'ai-chung Village - 68 km
Wu-shih Pi T'ai-tung City - 70 km
Cho-ch'ing-ts'un Hua-lien Village - 71 km
Tao-k'eng Nan-t'ou Village - 74 km
Nan-ao I-lan City - 75 km
Pu-li Nan-t'ou Village - 78 km
Yu-chih Nan-t'ou Village - 79 km
Pa-she-pu Nan-t'ou Village - 80 km
Shih-tzu-t'ou T'ai-chung Village - 81 km
Fu-li T'ai-tung Village - 84 km
Ch'e-ch'eng Nan-t'ou Village - 86 km
Shui-li Nan-t'ou Village - 88 km
I-lan I-lan Major city - 107 km
Hsia-wei-liao Yun-lin Village - 112 km
Tien-chung Chang-hua City - 115 km
Yuan Lin Chang-hua City - 118 km
Yün-lin Yun-lin City - 120 km
Pei-tou Chang-hua Village - 120 km
Tou-liu Yun-lin Major city - 120 km
San-pan-t'ou Yun-lin Village - 122 km
Chang-hua Chang-hua Major city - 122 km
Hsi-chou Chang-hua Village - 124 km
Ta-t'u-t'ou Chang-hua Village - 127 km
Hsi-lo Chang-hua City - 128 km
Ho-mel Chang-hua City - 128 km
Chia-i Chia-i Village - 130 km
Hu-wei Yun-lin Village - 130 km
Ting-chuang Chang-hua Village - 131 km
Lu-kang Chang-hua City - 133 km
Chia-i Chia-i City - 133 km
Ting-liao Chia-i Village - 134 km
T'u-k'u-chuang Yun-lin Village - 135 km
Erh-lin Chang-hua City - 137 km
Taipei T'ai-pei Chuan-Shih Capital 2.5 million people 138 km
Hsin-ch'i-liao Yun-lin Village - 138 km
Ma-kuang Yun-lin Village - 139 km
Shui-Shan Chia-i Village - 140 km
Hsin-ts'o T'ai-nan Village - 141 km
T'an-tzu-ch'ien Chia-i Village - 142 km
Pao-chung Yun-lin Village - 143 km
Tung-shan T'ai-nan Village - 143 km
Pei-chiang Yun-lin City - 146 km
San-hsing Chang-hua Village - 147 km
Kuang-ta-liao Yun-lin Village - 148 km
Pei-ch'üan Chia-i Village - 149 km
Chia-lung Yun-lin Village - 149 km
Shui-lin Yun-lin Village - 152 km
Ssu-hu Yun-lin Village - 153 km
Hsin-ying T'ai-nan Major city - 153 km
Po-tzu Chia-i City - 154 km
Hai-kou Yun-lin Village - 154 km
Sung-pai Yun-lin Village - 155 km
Wu-nan Yun-lin Village - 158 km
I-chu T'ai-nan Village - 158 km
Hsia-lun Yun-lin City - 159 km
Ho-liao-tzu T'ai-nan Village - 161 km
Chang-t'an Chia-i Village - 162 km
Tung-kuo T'ai-nan Village - 163 km
Ma-tou T'ai-nan City - 164 km
Fu-hsing Chia-i Village - 167 km
She-nei T'ai-nan Village - 167 km
Hsüeh-chia T'ai-nan City - 168 km
Shuang-chang-pu T'ai-nan Village - 171 km
Chia-li T'ai-nan City - 172 km
Yung-lung T'ai-nan Village - 173 km
Chiang-chün T'ai-nan Village - 173 km
Mi-lo Hsin-chu Village - 77 km
San Hsien Tai T'ai-tung City - 78 km
Cheng-kung T'ai-tung City - 84 km
Tung-pu Nan-t'ou Village - 84 km
Ha-lung-t'ai T'ai-chung Village - 86 km
Hsin-i Nan-t'ou Village - 87 km
Ming-te Nan-t'ou Village - 88 km
Tu-chang I-lan Village - 89 km
Su-ao I-lan City - 89 km
Ta-p'ing T'ai-chung Village - 90 km
Ch'ih-shang T'ai-tung City - 92 km
Shui-chui T'ai-tung Village - 93 km
Hsin-i T'ai-tung Village - 94 km
Lu-ku-hsiang Nan-t'ou Village - 94 km
Pei-shih-k'eng Nan-t'ou Village - 94 km
Ch'ing-hsi T'ai-tung Village - 97 km
Kuang-hsing-ts'un Nan-t'ou Village - 97 km
Yü-lan I-lan Village - 97 km
Shui-wei Nan-t'ou Village - 100 km
Kuan-shan T'ai-tung Village - 100 km
Tu-ho T'ai-tung Village - 101 km
Chung-hsing-hsin-ts'un Nan-t'ou City - 103 km
Ta-jen-tung Nan-t'ou Village - 103 km
Chu-wei-tzu Nan-t'ou Village - 105 km
Ha-li-wei Chia-i Village - 105 km
Nan-tou Nan-t'ou Major city - 105 km
Ta-pang Chia-i Village - 105 km
Ts'ao-t'un Nan-t'ou Village - 106 km
A-hou-liao T'ai-tung Village - 107 km
Lu-hu Miao-li Village - 107 km
Shih-kang T'ai-chung City - 109 km
T'ung-t'ou Nan-t'ou Village - 109 km
Chu-kao-wu Miao-li Village - 111 km
Fweng-yüan T'ai-chung Major city - 111 km
Tai-chung T'ai-chung Shih Major city - 111 km
Fu-hsing Kao-hsiung Village - 112 km
Tai-chung-hsien T'ai-chung City - 112 km
Yung-kang T'ai-tung Village - 112 km
Ta-pu Chang-hua Village - 113 km
Nei-wan Hsin-chu City - 113 km
Hsin-le-ts'un Hsin-chu Village - 113 km
Wei-she T'ai-chung Village - 116 km
Chih-chih-ya-she Chia-i Village - 116 km
Min-sheng-ts'un Kao-hsiung Village - 117 km
Chih-hu Miao-li Village - 118 km
Tou-cheng I-lan City - 118 km
Ku-keng Yun-lin Village - 120 km
Shiao-Mei Yun-lin Village - 120 km
Miao-li Miao-li Major city - 122 km
Ch'u-lu T'ai-tung Village - 122 km
T'ien-liao Chia-i Village - 122 km
San-wan Hsin-chu Shih City - 123 km
Ko-la Kao-hsiung Village - 123 km
Chi-hsing T'ai-tung Village - 123 km
Shih-pu Chia-i Village - 124 km
Chi-yu-tieh Hsin-chu Village - 125 km
Ching-shui T'ai-chung City - 126 km
Ta-pu Chia-i Village - 127 km
Yüan-li Miao-li City - 127 km
Chu-nan Hsin-chu Shih City - 127 km
Hai huang T'ai-chung Village - 127 km
Nan-liao T'ai-tung Village - 127 km
Hsin-chu Hsin-chu Shih Major city - 128 km
Tai-tung T'ai-tung City - 129 km
Hai-shen-p'ing T'ai-tung Village - 129 km
Tung-hsiao Miao-li City - 130 km
Hsin-tien T'ai-pei Chuan-Shih City - 130 km
Lao-nung Kao-hsiung Village - 132 km
Ch'ien-tzu-chiao Hsin-chu Shih Village - 132 km
Ta-nan T'ai-tung Village - 133 km
Pan-ch'iao T'ai-pei Major city - 133 km
Ying-ko T'ai-pei Village - 133 km
Pao-shan-ts'un Kao-hsiung Village - 133 km
Tao-yüan T'ao-yuan Major city - 136 km
Chung-li T'ao-yuan City - 137 km
Shuang-hsi T'ai-pei Village - 137 km
Chien-ho T'ai-tung Village - 138 km
Hsin-chu T'ao-yuan Village - 138 km
Chia-hsien-pu Kao-hsiung Village - 139 km
Hsin-hu-k'ou Hsin-chu Village - 140 km
Wang-kung Chang-hua Village - 141 km
Tun-na-tsun Kao-hsiung Village - 142 km
Sha-shan Chang-hua Village - 143 km
Shan-tzu-ting T'ai-nan Village - 143 km
Shih-p'o-hsia T'ao-yuan Village - 143 km
Pei-shih-k'eng T'ai-nan Village - 146 km
Lin-kou T'ai-pei Village - 146 km
Kubura Okinawa Village - 146 km
T'ai-hsi Chang-hua Village - 146 km
Chi-lung Chi-lung Shih City 400000 people 147 km
La-chia T'ai-tung Village - 148 km
Yü-ching T'ai-nan Village - 148 km
Kuo-i T'ai-nan Village - 150 km
Tai-ma T'ai-tung Village - 150 km
Hsin-liao Kao-hsiung Village - 151 km
Kuan-yin T'ao-yuan Village - 151 km
Chung-fu T'ai-pei Village - 151 km
Shao-t'an-k'eng Kao-hsiung Village - 151 km
Chung-ch'i Yun-lin Village - 153 km
Ch'ü-nu P'ing-tung Village - 153 km
Chieh-ta-ts'un T'ai-tung Village - 160 km
Chin-lun T'ai-tung Village - 160 km
K'o-la-p'a-yang T'ai-tung Village - 164 km
Hsia-ta-chi T'ai-tung Village - 168 km
Chia-p'ing P'ing-tung Village - 168 km
Shang-fan T'ai-tung Village - 171 km
Ku-lou P'ing-tung Village - 177 km
Ta-niao T'ai-tung Village - 177 km
Cho-chia-la T'ai-tung Village - 178 km
Li-chi-li-chi-she P'ing-tung Village - 184 km
Ta-wu T'ai-tung City - 188 km
I-la-la-la-k'ou T'ai-tung Village - 192 km
Nei-wen P'ing-tung Village - 193 km
Yeh-yu T'ai-tung Village - 194 km
Hung-t'on T'ai-tung Village - 196 km
Chia-ho-ts'un P'ing-tung Village - 197 km
Hsu-hai P'ing-tung Village - 197 km
Ta-lin-pu Kao-hsiung Village - 199 km
Fang-shan P'ing-tung Village - 201 km
Chia-hsin P'ing-tung Village - 202 km
Chiang tzu P'ing-tung Village - 203 km
Mu-tan P'ing-tung Village - 204 km
Feng-chiang P'ing-tung Village - 206 km
Pa-yao-lu P'ing-tung Village - 208 km
Lung-men P'eng-hu Village - 209 km
Liu-chiu Hsu P'ing-tung City - 211 km
Shirabaramitake Okinawa Village - 212 km
Kuo-ch'i P'ing-tung Village - 216 km
Ch'eng-ch'ien P'eng-hu Village - 216 km
Che-cheng P'ing-tung Village - 216 km
Ma-kung P'eng-hu Major city - 217 km
Chu-mu-shui P'eng-hu Village - 217 km
Hsieh-ma-li P'ing-tung Village - 218 km
She-liao P'ing-tung Village - 218 km
Hoshitate Okinawa Village - 219 km
Ch'ang-an P'eng-hu Village - 220 km
P'eng-hu-erh-ts'un P'eng-hu Village - 220 km
Heng-chjun P'ing-tung City - 222 km
Feng-kuei-li P'eng-hu Village - 223 km
Honai Okinawa Village - 223 km
Chu-kao-wan P'eng-hu Village - 224 km
Kenting P'ing-tung Village - 225 km
O-luan-pi P'ing-tung City - 226 km
Toyohara Okinawa Village - 226 km
Ta-kuang P'ing-tung Village - 228 km
Wai-an P'eng-hu Village - 229 km
Maobitou P'ing-tung City - 230 km
Agarisuji Okinawa Village - 241 km
Chung-p'ing P'eng-hu Village - 242 km
Ishigaki Okinawa City 45000 people 257 km
Gaoshan Fujian Village - 286 km
Longtian Fujian City - 303 km
Wuhang Fujian City - 313 km
Hushi Fujian City - 314 km
Hanjiang Fujian City - 320 km
Quqiao Fujian Village - 321 km
Fuzhou Fujian Major city 1.2 million people 349 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Intensity Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Hualien HUN 16 Civ. Paved Yes 9000 26 km
Lishan LHN unknown 0 70 km
Sun Moon Lake SMT unknown 0 79 km
9 0 104 km
Highway Strip 206 23 0 124 km
Highway Strip 260 30 0 135 km
Chiayi CYI 25 Civ. Paved Yes 10000 139 km
Sungshan TSA 6 Civ. Paved Yes 8500 141 km
Highway Strip 296 298 9 0 161 km
Taichung TXG 112 Mil. Paved Yes 5300 115 km
Ching Chuan Kang AB 203 Mil. Paved No 12000 121 km
Taitung TTT 37 Mil. Paved No 11000 124 km
Lung Tan 241 Civ. Paved No 3200 126 km
Green Island GNI 8 Civ. Paved No 3300 127 km
Feng Nin 42 Civ. Paved Yes 7900 131 km
Pa Kuei 141 0 132 km
Ao Hu Kou 152 0 137 km
Hsinchu HSZ 8 Civ. Paved Yes 12000 137 km
Highway Strip 58 60 120 0 139 km
Taoyuan 45 Mil. Paved No 10000 147 km
Yonaguni OGN 21 Civ. Paved Yes 4900 149 km
Chiang Kai Shek International TPE 33 Civ. Paved Yes 12000 150 km
Kuei Jen 30 0 171 km
Pingtung North 29 Mil. Paved No 8000 174 km
Highway Strip 331 334 11 0 176 km
Pingtung South 24 Mil. Paved Yes 7800 178 km
Tainan TNN 19 Mil. Paved Yes 10000 179 km
Kangshan 10 Mil. Paved No 7500 185 km
Tso Ying 9 0 189 km
Kaohsiung International KHH 9 Civ. Paved Yes 10300 194 km
Orchid Island KYD 10 Civ. Paved No 4500 197 km
Makung AB MZG 31 Mil. Paved Yes 6500 213 km
Hateruma HTR unknown 0 214 km
P Eng Hu 21 0 218 km
Hengchun HCN 13 Civ. Paved No 3500 219 km
Iriomote Jima 12 0 227 km
Wang An 30 0 229 km
Chi Mei CMJ unknown 0 241 km
Ishigaki ISG 26 Civ. Paved Yes 4900 260 km
15 0 300 km
Changle FOC 14 Civ. Paved Yes 11800 313 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Distance
Hualien TWHUN 22 km
Taichung TWTXG 130 km
Suao TWSUO 90 km
Tai Tung 134 km
Keelung (Chilung) TWKEL 148 km
Tan Shui 156 km
Tai Nan 164 km
An Ping Chiang 181 km
Lan Yu Island 194 km
Kaohsiung TWKHH 198 km
Irionote Island 218 km
Peng Hu 225 km
Tai Chung 230 km

Dams

Intensity Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Guguan Dajiaxi 1961 83 km
Mingteh Houlung 1970 120 km
Shihmen Tahan 1964 121 km
Tsengwen Tsengwen 1973 133 km
Wushantou Offstream Kuantien 1930 151 km
Nagura Nagura Naguragawa 1996 261 km
Maezato Maezato Miyaragawa 1982 264 km

Nuclear Facilities

Site Type Name Distance
Site-Hsinchu City Research reactor THOR 131 km
Site-Kuosheng Nuclear Power Plant Kuosheng-2 156 km
Site-Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant Maanshan-1 225 km
Site-Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant Maanshan-2 225 km

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