Moderate magnitude 4.2 quake hits 16 km southwest of Hualien City, Taiwan early morning
4.2 quake 7 Oct 4:21 am (GMT +8)

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 4.2 quake in Taiwan near Hualien City, Hualien, Taiwan, only 14 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Thursday, October 7th, 2021, at 4:21 am local time at a shallow depth of 19 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.
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 16 km from the epicenter.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Puli (pop. 86,400) located 50 km from the epicenter, Zhongxing New Village (pop. 25,500) 79 km away, Nantou City (pop. 105,700) 81 km away, Taichung (pop. 1,040,700) 83 km away, Yuanlin (pop. 124,700) 90 km away, Douliu (pop. 104,700) 96 km away, and Yilan (pop. 94,200) 99 km away.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Oct 7, 2021 4:21 am (GMT +8) local time (6 Oct 2021 20:21 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 19.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 23.91°N / 121.46°E (Hualien, Taiwan, Taiwan)
Primary data source: EMSC
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