Moderate magnitude 4.9 quake hits 12 km southwest of Hualien City, Taiwan early afternoon
4.9 quake 12 km southwest of Hualien City, Taiwan, 11 Jun 3:36 pm (GMT +8)

Just 14 minutes ago, a 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck near Hualien City, Hualien, Taiwan. The tremor was recorded early afternoon on Friday 11 June 2021 at 3:36 pm local time, at a shallow depth of 13 km below the surface.
The event was filed by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the first seismological agency to report it.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Hualien City (pop. 350,500) located 12 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Puli (pop. 86,400) located 58 km from the epicenter, Zhongxing New Village (pop. 25,500) 86 km away, Zhongxing New Village (pop. 25,500) 86 km away, Nantou City (pop. 105,700) 88 km away, Taichung (pop. 1,040,700) 91 km away, Yuanlin (pop. 124,700) 97 km away, and Yilan (pop. 94,200) 99 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: 11 Jun 3:36 pm (GMT +8) local time (11 Jun 2021 07:36 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.9
Depth: 13.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 23.89°N / 121.53°E (Hualien, Taiwan, Taiwan)
Primary data source: EMSC
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