M 6.5 in Taiwan on 03 Apr 2024 00:11 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 1422324
Earthquake Magnitude: 6.5M
Depth: 11.8 Km
Lat/Lon: 24.0651 , 121.6727
Event Date: 03 Apr 2024 00:11 UTC
03 Apr 2024 08:11 Local
Exposed Population: 210 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Inserted at: 03 Apr 2024 00:27 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
3.6 (China)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 1.1 0.2 1.1
us7000m9gc Scaled population (raster) 4.83 Max wave alert 0.25m  
  C1 shakemap -0.59 Max wave realtime 0.25m  
  C2 shakemap 0.53      
  Country Vulnerability 0      
  INFORM_normalised 0.82      
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

MIL-OSI: Micron Provides Update Following Earthquake in Taiwan 4/3/2024 2:49:00 PM.

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) BOISE, Idaho, April 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU) today reported that following the earthquake that struck Taiwan on April 3, 2024, all of Micron’s team members have been ac
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‘Everything just fell’: Taiwan reels from biggest quake in 25 years 4/3/2024 2:49:00 PM.

Taiwan's biggest earthquake in at least 25 years killed nine people on Wednesday, injuring more than 900, while 50 hotel workers were missing en route to a national park, authorities said, as rescuers used ladders to bring others to safety.
Dozens trapped in tunnels after Taiwan’s strongest quake in 25 years k.. 4/3/2024 2:47:00 PM.

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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 (91), (5), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (2), USGS (5), INFORM (4), NOAA (1),