M 5.8 - 38 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan

Date & time: 2024-05-10 07:45:18 (UTC)

Local time at epicenter: Friday, May 10, 2024, at 03:45 pm

Latitude/ Longitude: 24.191°N 121.900°E

Epicenter: Philippine Sea

Magnitude: 5.8

Depth: 10.8 km

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Nearby towns/cities

• 38.3 km (23.8 mi) NE of Hualien City, Taiwan, Taiwan
• 64.7 km (40.2 mi) SSE of Yilan, Taiwan, Taiwan
• 97.7 km (60.7 mi) ENE of Puli, Taiwan, Taiwan
• 98.5 km (61.2 mi) SSE of Sanxia, Taipei, Taiwan
• 126 km (78.3 mi) ENE of Zhongxing New Village, Taiwan, Taiwan

MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) Scale:

MMI	City	Population
V	Hualien City	350 k
IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV	Yilan Taipei Banqiao Puli Taichung Hsinchu Douliu Daxi Taoyuan City	94 k 7,872 k 543 k 86 k 1,041 k 404 k 105 k 85 k 402 k
III III III III III III	Taitung City Zhongxing New Village Tainan Kaohsiung Nantou Keelung	110 k 26 k 771 k 1,520 k 106 k 398 k

Population density map around the earthquake epicenter (low density - white, high density - black)

Sources:

• USGS: M 5.8 - 38 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan
• IRIS 

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