 Rescue workers near the semi-collapsed ten-story Uranus building on Xuanyuan Road | |
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| UTC time | 2024-04-02 23:58:11 |
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| ISC event | 637103828 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | 3 April 2024 |
| Local time | 07:58:11 |
| Magnitude | ML 7.2 Mw 7.4 MJMA 7.7[1] |
| Depth | 40 km (25 mi) |
| Epicenter | 23°49′08″N 121°33′43″E / 23.819°N 121.562°E near Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan |
| Type | Reverse |
| Areas affected |
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| Total damage | US$2.53 million[2] |
| Max. intensity | CWA 6+ MMI VIII (Severe) |
| Tsunami | 82 cm (2.69 ft) |
| Landslides | Yes |
| Foreshocks | 6.4 Mw |
| Aftershocks | 1,493 (As of 1 June 2024[update]),[3] including Mw 6.4, Mw 6.1 |
| Casualties |
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On 3 April 2024, at 07:58:11 NST (23:58:11 UTC on 2 April), a Mw 7.4 earthquake struck 15 km (9.3 mi)[4] south of Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan. At least 18 people were killed and over 1,100 were injured in the earthquake. It is the strongest earthquake in Taiwan since the 1999 Jiji earthquake,[5] with three aftershocks above Mw 6.0.
- ^ 令和６年４月３日08時58分頃の台湾付近の地震について Archived 3 April 2024 at the Wayback Machine 気象庁、2024年4月3日
- ^ NOAA (1972). "National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database". NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ Wang, Shu-fen; Lee, Hsin-Yin. "2 earthquakes that hit eastern Taiwan early Saturday unrelated: CWA". Central News Agency (CNA). Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "M 7.4 – 15 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan". Earthquake Hazards Program. Archived from the original on 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ Lau, Chris; Radford, Antoinette (4 April 2024). "Taiwan earthquake live updates: Hundreds stranded after 7.4 magnitude quake". CNN. Archived from the original on 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.