Moderate 4.4 quake hits near Yilan, Taiwan
4.4 quake 22 km southwest of Yilan, Taiwan, Jun 16, 2022 7:00 pm (GMT +8)

An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 occurred only 14 minutes ago 22 km southwest of Yilan, Taiwan, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.
The quake hit at a moderately shallow depth of 65 km beneath the epicenter near Yilan, Taiwan, early evening on Thursday, June 16th, 2022, at 7:00 pm local time. 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.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Yilan (pop. 94,200) located 22 km from the epicenter, Daxi (pop. 84,500) 50 km away, Banciao (pop. 543,300) 52 km away, Taipei (pop. 7,871,900) 54 km away, Taoyuan City (pop. 402,000) 59 km away, Keelung (pop. 397,500) 62 km away, Hualien City (pop. 350,500) 67 km away, and Hsinchu (pop. 404,100) 74 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jun 16, 2022 7:00 pm (GMT +8) local time (16 Jun 2022 11:00 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 65.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 24.58°N / 121.66°E (Yilan, Taiwan, Taiwan)
Primary data source: EMSC
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