Magnitude 5.9 earthquake rocks eastern Taiwan
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TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A magnitude 5.9 earthquake rocked eastern Taiwan at 10:00 p.m. on Monday evening (Sept. 6), according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB).
The epicenter of the temblor was 49.4 kilometers east-southeast of Hualien County Hall at a focal depth of 41.7 km. Taiwan uses an intensity scale of 1 to 7 that gauges the degree to which a quake is felt at a specific location.
The quake’s intensity registered a 4 in Hualien County; a 3 in Yilan County, Nantou County, Taichung City, Taitung County, and Changhua County; and a 2 in Chiayi County, New Taipei City, Taipei City, Hsinchu County, Hsinchu City, Yunlin County, Miaoli County, Taoyuan City, Chiayi City, Kaohsiung City, and Tainan City.
An intensity of 1 was felt in Pingtung County. No injuries or damage from the quake had been reported at the time of publication.
Quake info: Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake - Philippine Sea, 66 km east of Hualien City, Taiwan, on Monday, Sep 6, 2021 10:00 pm (GMT +8) - 14 user experience reports
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Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake - Philippine Sea, 66 km east of Hualien City, Taiwan, on Monday, Sep 6, 2021 10:00 pm (GMT +8) -
Updated: Sep 7, 2021 04:59 GMT - Refresh
Moderate magnitude 5.2 earthquake at 42 km depth
6 Sep 14:03 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 3 minutes.
6 Sep 14:08: Now using data updates from GFZ
Update Mon, 6 Sep 2021, 14:12
5.2 quake 6 Sep 11:00 pm (GMT +9)
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the quake hit on Monday, September 6th, 2021, at 11:00 pm local time at a moderately shallow depth of 42 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, which listed it as a magnitude 5.2 earthquake as well. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.2.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Hualien City (pop. 350,500) located 66 km from the epicenter, Yilan (pop. 94,200) 118 km away, and Puli (pop. 86,400) 129 km away.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either A moderately shallow magnitude 5.2 earthquake was reported late at night near Hualien City, Hualien, Taiwan.According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the quake hit on Monday, September 6th, 2021, at 11:00 pm local time at a moderately shallow depth of 42 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.A second report was later issued by Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, which listed it as a magnitude 5.2 earthquake as well. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.2.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.Weak shaking might have been felt in Hualien City (pop. 350,500) located 66 km from the epicenter, Yilan (pop. 94,200) 118 km away, and Puli (pop. 86,400) 129 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app . This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision. Mag. Depth Location Source 5.2 42 km Near Yilan, Taiwan, Taiwan GFZ 5.2 46 km TAIWAN REGION EMSC 5.2 48 km Taiwan Region BMKG 5.2 10 km Taiwan: Near Taipei RENASS 5.2 42 km 64 Km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan USGS 5.2 42 km Taiwan Region GeoAu
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Send your own user report! Translate near Kaohsiung City (230.1 km WSW of epicenter) [ Map ] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 20-30 s : Lying on bed, felt bed rocking side to side. Looked at water on night stand to see if it was moving and it was. | 2 users found this interesting. Yilan (108.8 km NNW of epicenter) [ Map ] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s : Not much, but lasted longer than a couple seconds. | 2 users found this interesting. Tainan / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 1-2 s : I hardly felt it. | 2 users found this interesting. Taichung (161.7 km WNW of epicenter) [ Map ] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single lateral shake / 1-2 s Taipeh (154.7 km NNW of epicenter) [ Map ] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / 5-10 s near Taoyuan City, Taiwan (165 km NNW of epicenter) [ Map ] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 10-15 s 高雄市 / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 20-30 s Manbo beach (69.1 km WNW of epicenter) [ Map ] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 30-60 s Taipei (156.9 km NNW of epicenter) [ Map ] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 10-15 s Taipei, taiwan (153.8 km NNW of epicenter) [ Map ] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s Hsinchu / Light shaking (MMI IV) / single lateral shake / 1-2 s (reported through our app / Light shaking (MMI IV) / single lateral shake / 1-2 s Taïwan (142.9 km NNW of epicenter) [ Map ] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s Taipei / Weak shaking (MMI III) / simple rolling (tilting sideways along one direction) / 10-15 s (reported through our app / Weak shaking (MMI III) / simple rolling (tilting sideways along one direction) / 10-15 s taipei (158.2 km NNW of epicenter) [ Map ] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 30-60 s
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2 (=6 sqare miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 7 km (4 mi).
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Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake ruptured along a surface of approx. 16 km(=6 sqare miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 7 km (4 mi).Aftershocks typically occur during the days and weeks following the quake at or near the same fault, at distances of up to approx. two times the length of the rupture zone.The often broadly linear arrangement of aftershock epicenters encompasses the rupture zone of the main shock (check on the map below to verify).
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Taiwan-funded buildings house Haitian earthquake survivors
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Taiwan-funded agricultural service centers in Haiti now shelter earthquake survivors (Twitter, Taiwanese Embassy in Haiti photo). Taiwan-funded agricultural service centers in Haiti now shelter earthquake survivors (Twitter, Taiwanese Embassy in Haiti photo).
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A Taiwanese building is housing survivors of the magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck Haiti on Aug. 14 and killed over 2,000 people, reports said Tuesday (Aug. 24).
A total of 10 agricultural service centers built with aid from Taiwan withstood the tremor and are now helping to provide living quarters for almost 1,000 people that were forced to leave their homes, according to the Liberty Times.
Immediately after the quake, the Taiwanese Embassy in Haiti helped with the supply of masks, protective clothing, oxygen-generating devices, sleeping bags, and food. In addition, buildings that had been erected to help farmers endured the earthquake, and now they are serving as temporary housing for survivors in the south of the country to shelter from storms, the report said.
Since the deadly tremor, a total of 851,000 kilograms of rice has reached Haitians with the assistance of a government fund and the NGO Food for the Poor. Heavy machinery mobilized by Taiwan has been helping repair roads to restore communications between hard-hit areas.