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M 7.4 in Taiwan on 02 Apr 2024 23:58 UTC

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:	7.4M
Glide number:	EQ-2024-000040-TWN
Depth:	34.8 Km
Lat/Lon:	23.819 , 121.5616
Event Date:	02 Apr 2024 23:58 UTC 03 Apr 2024 07:58 Local
Exposed Population:	2.9 million (in MMI>=VII)
Source:	NEIC us7000m9g4
Inserted at:	03 Apr 2024 00:14 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	3.6 (Taiwan)

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.

	Earthquake (Rapid Impact)		Tsunami		GDACS score
NEIC	0.9		1		1.4
us7000m9g4	Scaled population (raster)	4.44	Max wave alert	0.51m
	C1 rapid impact	-0.59	Max wave realtime	1m
	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

ID	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	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 GREEN

Intensity	Population
	310000 people
	11 million people
	11.7 million people

Affected Provinces

Intensity	Region Province	Population
	Taiwan	200000 people
	Taiwan	10.6 million people
	Taiwan	12.2 million people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	City class	Population	Distance
Shui-lien	Hua-lien	Village	-	4 km
Feng-shan	Hua-lien	Village	-	9 km
Feng-lin	Hua-lien	Village	-	12 km
Chia-lu-lan	Hua-lien	Village	-	12 km
Ch'u-yin	Hua-lien	Village	-	14 km
Feng-kuang	Hua-lien	Village	-	15 km
Jung-shu	Hua-lien	Village	-	18 km
Hua-lien	Hua-lien	Major city	-	18 km
Sha-lao	Hua-lien	Village	-	22 km
Ta-shan	Hua-lien	Village	-	24 km
Feng-pin	Hua-lien	Village	-	25 km
Fu-min	Hua-lien	Village	-	35 km
Hsin-ch'eng	Hua-lien	City	-	35 km
T'ieh-chia-lung-she	Hua-lien	City	-	38 km
Shih-ti-ping	Hua-lien	City	-	39 km
Ta-lo-ma	Hua-lien	Village	-	40 km
Ta-chiang-k'ou	Hua-lien	Village	-	41 km
Lo-shao	Hua-lien	Village	-	45 km
Chang-yüan	Hua-lien	Village	-	46 km
Sung-pu	Hua-lien	Village	-	47 km
San-li	Hua-lien	Village	-	48 km
T'ai-kao-li	Hua-lien	Village	-	53 km
Chia-tsou-wan Pi	T'ai-tung	City	-	57 km
Sung-pai	T'ai-chung	Village	-	57 km
Yü-li	Hua-lien	City	-	59 km
Ao-hua	I-lan	Village	-	59 km
Tao-k'eng	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	60 km
Pu-li	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	64 km
Cho-ch'ing-ts'un	Hua-lien	Village	-	65 km
Yu-chih	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	65 km
Pa-she-pu	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	66 km
Shih-tzu-t'ou	T'ai-chung	Village	-	67 km
Wu-shih Pi	T'ai-tung	City	-	67 km
Mi-lo	Hsin-chu	Village	-	71 km
Ch'e-ch'eng	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	71 km
Tung-pu	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	72 km
Ha-lung-t'ai	T'ai-chung	Village	-	73 km
Shui-li	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	73 km
Ming-te	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	74 km
Hsin-i	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	74 km
San Hsien Tai	T'ai-tung	City	-	76 km
Nan-ao	I-lan	City	-	76 km
Ta-p'ing	T'ai-chung	Village	-	76 km
Fu-li	T'ai-tung	Village	-	79 km
Pei-shih-k'eng	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	80 km
Lu-ku-hsiang	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	80 km
Cheng-kung	T'ai-tung	City	-	81 km
Kuang-hsing-ts'un	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	83 km
Tu-chang	I-lan	Village	-	84 km
Shui-wei	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	86 km
Ch'ih-shang	T'ai-tung	City	-	86 km
Shui-chui	T'ai-tung	Village	-	89 km
Chung-hsing-hsin-ts'un	Nan-t'ou	City	-	89 km
Ta-jen-tung	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	90 km
Su-ao	I-lan	City	-	91 km
Chu-wei-tzu	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	91 km
Nan-tou	Nan-t'ou	Major city	-	91 km
Hsin-i	T'ai-tung	Village	-	91 km
Ha-li-wei	Chia-i	Village	-	92 km
Ts'ao-t'un	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	92 km
Ch'ing-hsi	T'ai-tung	Village	-	93 km
Ta-pang	Chia-i	Village	-	93 km
Yü-lan	I-lan	Village	-	94 km
Kuan-shan	T'ai-tung	Village	-	95 km
Shih-kang	T'ai-chung	City	-	95 km
T'ung-t'ou	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	95 km
Lu-hu	Miao-li	Village	-	97 km
Tai-chung	T'ai-chung Shih	Major city	-	98 km
Tu-ho	T'ai-tung	Village	-	98 km
Hsia-wei-liao	Yun-lin	Village	-	98 km
Fweng-yüan	T'ai-chung	Major city	-	98 km
Chu-kao-wu	Miao-li	Village	-	99 km
Ta-pu	Chang-hua	Village	-	99 km
Tai-chung-hsien	T'ai-chung	City	-	99 km
Tien-chung	Chang-hua	City	-	101 km
A-hou-liao	T'ai-tung	Village	-	102 km
Fu-hsing	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	102 km
Wei-she	T'ai-chung	Village	-	103 km
Yuan Lin	Chang-hua	City	-	104 km
Chih-chih-ya-she	Chia-i	Village	-	104 km
Nei-wan	Hsin-chu	City	-	105 km
Min-sheng-ts'un	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	106 km
Yün-lin	Yun-lin	City	-	106 km
Pei-tou	Chang-hua	Village	-	106 km
Hsin-le-ts'un	Hsin-chu	Village	-	106 km
Ku-keng	Yun-lin	Village	-	106 km
I-lan	I-lan	Major city	-	107 km
Tou-liu	Yun-lin	Major city	-	107 km
Shiao-Mei	Yun-lin	Village	-	107 km
Chih-hu	Miao-li	Village	-	107 km
San-pan-t'ou	Yun-lin	Village	-	107 km
Yung-kang	T'ai-tung	Village	-	108 km
Chang-hua	Chang-hua	Major city	-	108 km
T'ien-liao	Chia-i	Village	-	109 km
Hsi-chou	Chang-hua	Village	-	110 km
Miao-li	Miao-li	Major city	-	110 km
Shih-pu	Chia-i	Village	-	111 km
Ta-t'u-t'ou	Chang-hua	Village	-	112 km
San-wan	Hsin-chu Shih	City	-	113 km
Ching-shui	T'ai-chung	City	-	113 km
Ko-la	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	113 km
Hsi-lo	Chang-hua	City	-	113 km
Ho-mel	Chang-hua	City	-	114 km
Yüan-li	Miao-li	City	-	114 km
Hai huang	T'ai-chung	Village	-	114 km
Ta-pu	Chia-i	Village	-	115 km
Hu-wei	Yun-lin	Village	-	117 km
Chia-i	Chia-i	Village	-	117 km
Chu-nan	Hsin-chu Shih	City	-	117 km
Ting-chuang	Chang-hua	Village	-	117 km
Tung-hsiao	Miao-li	City	-	117 km
Hsin-chu	Hsin-chu Shih	Major city	-	118 km
Lu-kang	Chang-hua	City	-	119 km
Chia-i	Chia-i	City	-	120 km
Ting-liao	Chia-i	Village	-	121 km
T'u-k'u-chuang	Yun-lin	Village	-	121 km
Erh-lin	Chang-hua	City	-	123 km
Hsin-ch'i-liao	Yun-lin	Village	-	124 km
Ma-kuang	Yun-lin	Village	-	125 km
Chi-yu-tieh	Hsin-chu	Village	-	116 km
Ch'u-lu	T'ai-tung	Village	-	117 km
Tou-cheng	I-lan	City	-	118 km
Chi-hsing	T'ai-tung	Village	-	120 km
Lao-nung	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	122 km
Ch'ien-tzu-chiao	Hsin-chu Shih	Village	-	122 km
Pao-shan-ts'un	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	124 km
Hsin-tien	T'ai-pei Chuan-Shih	City	-	127 km
Nan-liao	T'ai-tung	Village	-	127 km
Ying-ko	T'ai-pei	Village	-	128 km
Sha-shan	Chang-hua	Village	-	128 km
Ta-nan	T'ai-tung	Village	-	128 km
Pan-ch'iao	T'ai-pei	Major city	-	129 km
Chia-hsien-pu	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	129 km
Hai-shen-p'ing	T'ai-tung	Village	-	130 km
Chung-li	T'ao-yuan	City	-	130 km
Tao-yüan	T'ao-yuan	Major city	-	131 km
Hsin-hu-k'ou	Hsin-chu	Village	-	131 km
Shan-tzu-ting	T'ai-nan	Village	-	132 km
T'ai-hsi	Chang-hua	Village	-	132 km
Hsin-chu	T'ao-yuan	Village	-	133 km
Chien-ho	T'ai-tung	Village	-	134 km
Tun-na-tsun	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	134 km
Pei-shih-k'eng	T'ai-nan	Village	-	134 km
Shih-p'o-hsia	T'ao-yuan	Village	-	136 km
Yü-ching	T'ai-nan	Village	-	137 km
Shuang-hsi	T'ai-pei	Village	-	138 km
Kuo-i	T'ai-nan	Village	-	138 km
Chung-ch'i	Yun-lin	Village	-	139 km
Lin-kou	T'ai-pei	Village	-	141 km
Hsin-liao	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	141 km
La-chia	T'ai-tung	Village	-	142 km
Shao-t'an-k'eng	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	143 km
Sa-ti	Yun-lin	Village	-	143 km
Kuan-yin	T'ao-yuan	Village	-	144 km
Kuan-t'ien	T'ai-nan	Village	-	144 km
Hsia-lun	Yun-lin	City	-	145 km
P'ai-wan-she	P'ing-tung	Village	-	146 km
Chi-lung	Chi-lung Shih	City	400000 people	146 km
Tai-ma	T'ai-tung	Village	-	146 km
San-chieh-i	T'ai-nan	Village	-	146 km
Ch'ü-nu	P'ing-tung	Village	-	146 km
K'ou-she-liao	T'ai-nan	Village	-	146 km
Chung-fu	T'ai-pei	Village	-	146 km
Mei-nung	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	147 km
Hsin-chiang	Yun-lin	Village	-	148 km
Chia-Pa	T'ai-nan	Village	-	148 km
Ch'ang-jung-ts'un	P'ing-tung	Village	-	148 km
Chang-t'an	Chia-i	Village	-	149 km
Tan-shui	T'ai-pei Chuan-Shih	City	-	149 km
Tung-kuo	T'ai-nan	Village	-	151 km
Chia-jui-pu	P'ing-tung	Village	-	151 km
Chi-shan	Kao-hsiung	City	-	152 km
Wan-li	T'ai-pei	Village	-	152 km
Pu-tai	Chia-i	Village	-	152 km
Hsiao-wu-shan	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	152 km
Ma-tou	T'ai-nan	City	-	153 km
Fu-hsing	Chia-i	Village	-	154 km
San-ti	P'ing-tung	Village	-	155 km
Chieh-ta-ts'un	T'ai-tung	Village	-	155 km
She-nei	T'ai-nan	Village	-	156 km
Chin-lun	T'ai-tung	Village	-	156 km
Hsin-hua	T'ai-nan	City	-	156 km
Chin-shan	T'ai-pei	Village	-	156 km
Hsüeh-chia	T'ai-nan	City	-	156 km
Kubura	Okinawa	Village	-	157 km
K'o-la-p'a-yang	T'ai-tung	Village	-	158 km
Hsin-pu	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	159 km
Kuo-chiang-tzu	P'ing-tung	Village	-	159 km
Shuang-chang-pu	T'ai-nan	Village	-	160 km
Yung-lung	T'ai-nan	Village	-	160 km
Chia-li	T'ai-nan	City	-	160 km
San-chih	T'ai-pei	City	-	160 km
Ta-jen-miao	T'ai-nan	Village	-	161 km
Chiang-chün	T'ai-nan	Village	-	161 km
Hsiao-chung-lin	P'ing-tung	Village	-	162 km
Chia-p'ing	P'ing-tung	Village	-	162 km
Hsia-ta-chi	T'ai-tung	Village	-	163 km
Ta-p'ing-ting	P'ing-tung	Village	-	163 km
Tung-ning	P'ing-tung	Village	-	164 km
Hsi-ting-liao	T'ai-nan Shih	Village	-	164 km
A-lian	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	164 km
Shang-fan	T'ai-tung	Village	-	166 km
Tai-nan	T'ai-nan Shih	Major city	-	167 km
San-ku-ts'un	T'ai-nan	Village	-	167 km
Ping-tung	P'ing-tung	Major city	-	169 km
Hsin-wu-hsia	P'ing-tung	Village	-	169 km
An-ping	T'ai-nan Shih	Village	-	169 km
Hai-pu	Kao-hsiung	City	-	170 km
Ku-lou	P'ing-tung	Village	-	171 km
Pao-she-chia	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	171 km
Ta-shu	P'ing-tung	Village	-	171 km
Ts'ai-wen	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	172 km
Cho-chia-la	T'ai-tung	Village	-	173 km
Chung-ho	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	173 km
Ta-niao	T'ai-tung	Village	-	173 km
Kang-shan	Kao-hsiung	City	-	175 km
Hsin-chuang-li	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	175 km
Chao-chou	P'ing-tung	City	-	176 km
Wan-tan	P'ing-tung	Village	-	176 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	23 km
Lishan	LHN	unknown				0	59 km
Sun Moon Lake	SMT	unknown				0	64 km
Taichung	TXG	112	Mil.	Paved	Yes	5300	101 km
		9				0	103 km
Ching Chuan Kang AB		203	Mil.	Paved	No	12000	108 km
Highway Strip 206		23				0	110 km
Highway Strip 260		30				0	122 km
Chiayi	CYI	25	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10000	126 km
Feng Nin		42	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7900	127 km
Hsinchu	HSZ	8	Civ.	Paved	Yes	12000	127 km
Sungshan	TSA	6	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8500	139 km
Highway Strip 296 298		9				0	149 km
Lung Tan		241	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	119 km
Taitung	TTT	37	Mil.	Paved	No	11000	120 km
Pa Kuei		141				0	126 km
Green Island	GNI	8	Civ.	Paved	No	3300	127 km
Ao Hu Kou		152				0	128 km
Highway Strip 58 60		120				0	132 km
Taoyuan		45	Mil.	Paved	No	10000	141 km
Chiang Kai Shek International	TPE	33	Civ.	Paved	Yes	12000	144 km
Kuei Jen		30				0	160 km
Yonaguni	OGN	21	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4900	161 km
Pingtung North		29	Mil.	Paved	No	8000	166 km
Highway Strip 331 334		11				0	166 km
Tainan	TNN	19	Mil.	Paved	Yes	10000	168 km
Pingtung South		24	Mil.	Paved	Yes	7800	170 km
Kangshan		10	Mil.	Paved	No	7500	176 km
Tso Ying		9				0	180 km
Kaohsiung International	KHH	9	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10300	185 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Distance
Hualien	TWHUN	20 km
Suao	TWSUO	92 km
Taichung	TWTXG	117 km
Tai Tung		129 km
Keelung (Chilung)	TWKEL	147 km
Tan Shui		152 km
Tai Nan		153 km
An Ping Chiang		170 km

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Guguan	Dajiaxi	1961	70 km
Mingteh	Houlung	1970	109 km
Shihmen	Tahan	1964	114 km
Tsengwen	Tsengwen	1973	122 km
Wushantou	Offstream Kuantien	1930	140 km

Nuclear Facilities

Site	Type	Name	Distance
Site-Hsinchu City	Research reactor	THOR	122 km
Site-Kuosheng	Nuclear Power Plant	Kuosheng-2	154 km

More information

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