> very strong and shallow Mw 7.4 Earthquake offshore Taiwan, Taiwan

04/02/2024 - Earthquake offshore Taiwan, Taiwan

Event Characteristics
CEDIM Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Date & Time April 2, 2024, 11:58 p.m.
Magnitude Mw 7.4
Latitude 23.87 °N
Longitude 121.61 °E
Depth 20 km
Aftershocks 160
Last Update 2024-04-03
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Impact
Country Displaced Injured Dead Damaged Buildings Destroyed Buildings
Total 1106 12 2498 28
Taiwan 1106 12 2498 28

Affected Population
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24.06°N 121.71°E

2024/04/03 00:11, 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Wed 03 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
ml 4.4, 31 km, 23.96°N 121.65°E
Wed 03 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mb 5.7, 10 km, 24.18°N 121.76°E
Wed 03 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mb 5.5, 10 km, 23.96°N 121.57°E
Wed 03 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mb 5.7, 11 km, 24.15°N 121.76°E
Wed 03 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mb 5.2, 21 km, 23.75°N 121.64°E
Wed 03 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mb 5.2, 10 km, 24.19°N 121.73°E
Wed 03 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mb 5.1, 32 km, 24.00°N 121.76°E
Wed 03 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mb 5.7, 10 km, 23.80°N 121.83°E
Wed 03 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mb 5.1, 10 km, 23.83°N 121.87°E
Wed 03 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mb 5.1, 17 km, 23.85°N 121.64°E
Wed 03 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mb 4.7, 10 km, 24.14°N 121.80°E
Wed 03 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mb 5.7, 14 km, 24.10°N 121.95°E
Wed 03 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mb 5.2, 11 km, 24.21°N 121.82°E
Wed 03 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mb 4.9, 11 km, 23.93°N 121.57°E
Wed 03 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
ml 4.6, 34 km, 23.87°N 121.64°E
Wed 03 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mb 4.7, 32 km, 24.14°N 121.65°E
Wed 03 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mb 5.1, 7 km, 24.18°N 121.88°E
Wed 03 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mb 4.8, 16 km, 23.77°N 121.79°E
Wed 03 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mw 4.9, 28 km, 23.79°N 121.55°E
Wed 03 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mw 4.8, 35 km, 24.01°N 121.69°E
Wed 03 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mb 4.6, 35 km, 24.05°N 121.72°E
Wed 03 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mb 4.9, 19 km, 24.09°N 121.70°E
Wed 03 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
ml 4.4, 11 km, 24.23°N 121.70°E
Wed 03 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mb 4.6, 21 km, 24.00°N 121.63°E
Wed 03 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mb 4.9, 22 km, 23.72°N 121.55°E
Wed 03 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
ml 4.6, 20 km, 24.09°N 121.61°E
Wed 03 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
ml 4.4, 25 km, 23.96°N 121.62°E
Wed 03 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
ml 4.5, 33 km, 24.18°N 121.69°E
Wed 03 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
ml 4.9, 38 km, 23.97°N 121.71°E
Wed 03 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
ml 4.3, 22 km, 24.03°N 121.64°E
Wed 03 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
ml 4.4, 24 km, 24.20°N 121.76°E
Wed 03 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
ml 4.3, 13 km, 24.18°N 121.69°E
Wed 03 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mb 4.8, 10 km, 24.08°N 121.93°E
Wed 03 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mb 4.8, 25 km, 24.16°N 121.66°E
Wed 03 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
ml 4.7, 31 km, 24.04°N 121.79°E
Wed 03 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mw 4.9, 20 km, 23.78°N 121.79°E
Wed 03 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
m 4.6, 18 km, 24.18°N 121.68°E
Wed 03 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
ml 4.5, 35 km, 23.90°N 121.73°E
Wed 03 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mb 4.5, 17 km, 24.28°N 121.82°E
Wed 03 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mb 4.8, 17 km, 24.16°N 121.71°E
Wed 03 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mb 4.3, 32 km, 23.95°N 121.76°E
Thu 04 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
ml 4.3, 17 km, 24.23°N 121.69°E
Thu 04 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mb 4.6, 14 km, 23.77°N 121.55°E
Thu 04 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mb 4.6, 12 km, 24.25°N 121.83°E
Thu 04 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
ml 4.4, 21 km, 24.18°N 121.77°E
Thu 04 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
ml 5.1, 10 km, 24.20°N 121.65°E
Thu 04 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
ml 4.9, 4 km, 24.26°N 121.87°E
Thu 04 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
ml 5.1, 32 km, 24.15°N 121.72°E
Thu 04 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mb 4.5, 21 km, 24.28°N 121.93°E
Thu 04 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
ml 4.3, 13 km, 24.24°N 121.75°E
Thu 04 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
ml 4.4, 11 km, 24.23°N 121.75°E
Fri 05 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mb 4.6, 10 km, 24.13°N 121.77°E
Fri 05 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mw 5.1, 16 km, 24.07°N 121.71°E
Fri 05 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mw 4.7, 9 km, 23.81°N 121.60°E
Fri 05 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mb 4.7, 20 km, 23.94°N 121.77°E
Fri 05 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
ml 4.4, 16 km, 24.24°N 121.76°E
Fri 05 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mb 4.8, 4 km, 24.30°N 121.80°E
Fri 05 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
ml 4.4, 16 km, 24.13°N 121.71°E
Fri 05 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mw 4.8, 21 km, 23.92°N 121.83°E
Fri 05 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mb 4.5, 16 km, 24.00°N 121.70°E
Sat 06 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mb 4.9, 29 km, 24.16°N 121.74°E
Sat 06 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
ml 4.6, 20 km, 23.90°N 121.77°E
Sat 06 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
ml 4.6, 11 km, 23.77°N 121.61°E
Sat 06 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mw 5.2, 29 km, 23.87°N 121.72°E
Sat 06 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
ml 4.7, 15 km, 24.21°N 121.77°E
Sat 06 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
ml 4.3, 11 km, 24.27°N 121.75°E
Sat 06 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mw 4.8, 26 km, 24.22°N 121.85°E
Sat 06 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mb 4.9, 18 km, 24.00°N 121.78°E
Sun 07 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mb 4.5, 13 km, 24.28°N 121.68°E
Sun 07 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
ml 4.4, 17 km, 24.10°N 121.69°E
Sun 07 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
ml 4.4, 11 km, 24.29°N 121.84°E
Sun 07 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mb 4.6, 30 km, 24.23°N 121.85°E
Sun 07 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
ml 4.3, 24 km, 24.25°N 121.85°E
Mon 08 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mw 4.6, 23 km, 24.19°N 121.87°E
Mon 08 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mw 4.8, 33 km, 23.90°N 121.69°E
Mon 08 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
ml 4.8, 22 km, 23.98°N 121.79°E
Mon 08 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
ml 4.5, 35 km, 24.15°N 121.69°E
Tue 09 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
ml 4.3, 24 km, 23.77°N 121.55°E
Tue 09 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mb 4.5, 20 km, 24.10°N 121.72°E
Wed 10 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
ml 4.6, 19 km, 23.89°N 121.70°E
Wed 10 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
ml 4.7, 24 km, 24.06°N 121.83°E
Wed 10 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
ml 4.3, 19 km, 24.20°N 121.77°E
Wed 10 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
ml 4.7, 13 km, 24.17°N 121.77°E
Sat 13 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
ml 4.4, 7 km, 23.74°N 121.52°E
Sat 13 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
ml 4.8, 20 km, 24.01°N 121.56°E
Tue 16 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
ml 4.3, 10 km, 24.26°N 121.76°E
Tue 16 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
ml 4.7, 32 km, 24.12°N 121.81°E
Wed 17 Apr 2024, 8 months ago
mw 5.0, 32 km, 23.88°N 121.75°E
Fri 19 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
ml 4.5, 14 km, 24.32°N 121.80°E
Sat 20 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
mb 4.4, 18 km, 24.19°N 121.92°E
Sun 21 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
mb 4.5, 10 km, 24.12°N 121.74°E
Sun 21 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
ml 4.3, 26 km, 24.01°N 121.74°E
Sun 21 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
mw 4.7, 32 km, 24.16°N 121.67°E
Sun 21 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
ml 4.8, 25 km, 23.89°N 121.62°E
Mon 22 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
ml 4.3, 8 km, 24.29°N 121.83°E
Mon 22 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
mw 4.7, 10 km, 23.77°N 121.60°E
Mon 22 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
ml 4.3, 6 km, 23.77°N 121.54°E
Mon 22 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
ml 4.4, 4 km, 23.76°N 121.51°E
Mon 22 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
ml 4.3, 6 km, 23.76°N 121.54°E
Mon 22 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
ml 4.4, 8 km, 23.76°N 121.53°E
Mon 22 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
ml 4.6, 7 km, 23.76°N 121.61°E
Mon 22 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
ml 4.3, 8 km, 23.76°N 121.53°E
Mon 22 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
ml 4.3, 12 km, 24.20°N 121.60°E
Mon 22 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
ml 4.6, 4 km, 23.77°N 121.51°E
Mon 22 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
ml 4.4, 7 km, 23.79°N 121.58°E
Mon 22 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
ml 4.3, 18 km, 24.20°N 121.58°E
Mon 22 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
ml 4.3, 5 km, 23.74°N 121.56°E
Mon 22 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
mb 4.6, 12 km, 23.83°N 121.58°E
Mon 22 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
ml 4.4, 5 km, 23.89°N 121.53°E
Mon 22 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
ml 4.6, 16 km, 23.77°N 121.47°E
Mon 22 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
ml 4.6, 12 km, 23.81°N 121.60°E
Mon 22 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
ml 4.3, 5 km, 23.91°N 121.56°E
Tue 23 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
mw 5.8, 13 km, 23.80°N 121.68°E
Tue 23 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
mb 5.2, 13 km, 23.90°N 121.60°E
Tue 23 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
ml 4.4, 8 km, 23.86°N 121.53°E
Tue 23 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
ml 4.7, 8 km, 23.85°N 121.53°E
Tue 23 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
ml 5.2, 3 km, 23.87°N 121.59°E
Tue 23 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
ml 4.4, 5 km, 23.86°N 121.55°E
Tue 23 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
mb 4.7, 10 km, 23.71°N 121.62°E
Tue 23 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
ml 4.5, 5 km, 23.88°N 121.59°E
Tue 23 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
mb 4.8, 10 km, 23.72°N 121.60°E
Tue 23 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
m 4.7, 6 km, 23.93°N 121.61°E
Tue 23 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
ml 4.5, 20 km, 24.13°N 121.58°E
Tue 23 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
mb 4.9, 8 km, 24.06°N 121.71°E
Tue 23 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
mb 4.5, 14 km, 23.76°N 121.65°E
Wed 24 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
mb 4.4, 10 km, 23.93°N 121.71°E
Wed 24 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
mb 4.7, 10 km, 23.70°N 121.66°E
Wed 24 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
mb 4.4, 10 km, 24.22°N 121.96°E
Wed 24 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
mb 4.9, 13 km, 23.76°N 121.63°E
Wed 24 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
ml 4.3, 7 km, 23.81°N 121.58°E
Wed 24 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
ml 4.3, 9 km, 23.92°N 121.60°E
Wed 24 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
ml 4.4, 6 km, 23.92°N 121.61°E
Thu 25 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
mb 4.7, 10 km, 23.81°N 121.66°E
Fri 26 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
m 4.6, 5 km, 23.80°N 121.54°E
Fri 26 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
ml 5.7, 31 km, 24.13°N 121.74°E
Fri 26 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
ml 4.5, 33 km, 24.20°N 121.68°E
Sat 27 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
ml 4.6, 10 km, 24.15°N 121.68°E
Sat 27 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
ml 4.4, 17 km, 23.88°N 121.48°E
Sun 28 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
ml 4.6, 35 km, 24.24°N 121.67°E
Sun 28 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
ml 5.0, 39 km, 24.11°N 121.69°E
Mon 29 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
ml 4.7, 25 km, 24.07°N 121.67°E
Tue 30 Apr 2024, 7 months ago
ml 4.4, 7 km, 23.80°N 121.26°E
Fri 03 May 2024, 7 months ago
ml 4.4, 8 km, 23.73°N 121.60°E
Tue 07 May 2024, 7 months ago
ml 4.5, 13 km, 23.71°N 121.62°E
Tue 07 May 2024, 7 months ago
ml 4.4, 8 km, 23.92°N 121.61°E
Thu 09 May 2024, 7 months ago
mb 4.6, 9 km, 23.87°N 121.66°E
Fri 10 May 2024, 7 months ago
mb 4.9, 10 km, 23.83°N 121.65°E
Sat 11 May 2024, 7 months ago
mw 4.6, 14 km, 23.85°N 121.65°E
Sat 11 May 2024, 7 months ago
ml 4.9, 19 km, 24.02°N 121.86°E
Sat 11 May 2024, 7 months ago
ml 4.2, 8 km, 23.92°N 121.58°E
Sat 11 May 2024, 7 months ago
mb 4.5, 10 km, 24.09°N 121.64°E
Tue 14 May 2024, 7 months ago
ml 4.7, 10 km, 23.90°N 121.75°E
Thu 16 May 2024, 7 months ago
ml 4.4, 28 km, 24.21°N 121.66°E
Fri 17 May 2024, 7 months ago
mb 4.5, 29 km, 23.90°N 121.67°E
Sun 19 May 2024, 6 months ago
ml 4.3, 27 km, 24.06°N 121.77°E
Mon 20 May 2024, 6 months ago
mb 4.4, 24 km, 24.15°N 121.85°E
Fri 24 May 2024, 6 months ago
mb 4.8, 7 km, 24.10°N 121.90°E
Tue 28 May 2024, 6 months ago
ml 4.4, 30 km, 23.94°N 121.62°E
Wed 29 May 2024, 6 months ago
ml 4.6, 34 km, 24.13°N 121.67°E
Impact on Health Services

A total 2164 major healthcare facilities have been affected by this event.
2 hospitals and 8 clinics may experience operational problems due to strong shaking at their location.
2 hospitals and 8 clinics are located in regions of severe shaking and may no longer be operational.

Using data of the Healthsites.io. Latest update: May 2024 (only considering hospitals and clinics). In some countries, definitions for clinics and hospitals may deviate.

Impact on Energy Infrastructure

A total 8.30 GW of power generation capacity has been affected by this event.
Power plants with a total capacity of 1.30 GW (15 % of the affected capacity) may experience damage and/or interuptions due to strong event impact.

Using data of the Global Power Plant Database. Latest update: June 2021, min. Capacity 10 MW.

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