Significant earthquake of magnitude 5.0 just reported 39 km southwest of Hualien City, Taiwan
5.0 quake 29 Jan 2:11 am (GMT +8)

An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 occurred early morning on Monday, January 29th, 2024, at 2:11 am local time near Hualien City, Hualien, Taiwan, as reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a shallow depth of 29 km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. 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 France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS), which listed it as a magnitude 5.1 earthquake. A third agency, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), 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 39 km from the epicenter, Puli (pop. 86,400) 56 km away, Zhongxing New Village (pop. 25,500) 81 km away, Zhongxing New Village (pop. 25,500) 81 km away, Nantou City (pop. 105,700) 82 km away, Douliu (pop. 104,700) 89 km away, Yuanlin (pop. 124,700) 92 km away, and Taichung (pop. 1,040,700) 92 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jan 29, 2024 02:11 am (Taipei time) local time (28 Jan 2024 18:11 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.0
Depth: 29.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 23.67°N / 121.42°E (Hualien, Taiwan, Taiwan)
Primary data source: EMSC
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