Quake Info: Moderate Mag. 4.9 Earthquake - 26 km South of Yilan, Taiwan, on Monday, December 16, 2019 at 11:25 GMT

Moderate magnitude 4.9 earthquake at 51 km depth

16 Dec 11:33 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 7 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 49.0 to 45.0 km.
Dec 16 12:38: Magnitude recalculated from 5.0 to 4.9.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 45.0 to 51.0 km.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 16, 2019 11:25:57 UTC
Local time at epicenter
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.9
Depth	51.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	24.53°N / 121.8°E (Yilan, Taiwan, Taiwan)
Antipode	24.53°S / 58.2°W
Shaking intensity	Light shaking
Felt	12 reports
Primary data source	EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Nearest volcano	Kueishantao (38 km / 24 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	26 km (16 mi) S of Yilan (pop: 94,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 63 km (39 mi) SSE of Banciao (Taipei) (pop: 543,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 64 km (40 mi) SSE of Taipei (pop: 7,871,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 65 km (40 mi) NNE of Hualien City (pop: 350,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 65 km (40 mi) SE of Daxi (pop: 84,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 67 km (42 mi) S of Keelung (pop: 397,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 72 km (45 mi) SE of Taoyuan City (pop: 402,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 89 km (56 mi) ESE of Hsinchu (pop: 404,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 130 km (81 mi) ENE of Zhongxing New Village (Nantou City) (pop: 25,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 261 km (162 mi) NE of Kaohsiung City (pop: 1,519,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	1.4 x 10¹² joules (392 megawatt hours, equivalent to 338 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.9	51 km	Taiwan	EMSC
4.9	43 km	Taiwan	GFZ
5.1	44 km	Taiwan	BMKG
4.5	43 km	台湾宜兰县 (Taiwan)	CEIC
5.0	41 km	Taiwan	GeoAu
4.9	52 km	11km SSW of Su'ao, Taiwan	USGS

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Seismic station: Ninganchiao (NACB/TW network) | Distance from quake: 45 km / 28 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Ninganchiao: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.2-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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near Taichung (121.2 km W of epicenter) [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)

Taipei (61.9 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)

Taipei (64.5 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Staying at Taipei hotel near Taipei Station at 9th floor we have felt the shake.

Taipeh / Light shaking (MMI IV)

Taipei (60.9 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) (reported through our app)

Taipei City, Shilin District / Light shaking (MMI IV)

Guting (62.5 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III)

Taipei Songshan District / Very weak shaking (MMI II)

Taipei (60.5 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)

Hsinchu, Taiwan (86.2 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) (reported through our app)

Linkou New Taipei City / Weak shaking (MMI III)

Taipei (62.2 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)

Hsinchu, Taiwan (89.6 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V)

Fusing Township (Taiwan, Province of China, 148 km W of epicenter) : Thanks for the warning. Btw Taiwan is not a province of China! (reported through EMSC)

Zhongli District (Taiwan, Province of China, 79 km NW of epicenter) : 搖晃久 (reported through EMSC)

Zhudong Township (Taiwan, Province of China, 76 km W of epicenter) : Mild shaking on second floor in Zhudong for about five to ten seconds, some creaking sounds in walls. (reported through EMSC)

Taoyuan District (Taiwan, Province of China, 74 km NW of epicenter) : Felt vibration (reported through EMSC)

Shilin District (Taiwan, Province of China, 70 km NW of epicenter) : I didn’t felt it but my neighbors did. I think you got the location wrong as I don’t think Taïwan is in China Probince (reported through EMSC)

Zhongshan District (Taiwan, Province of China, 64 km NW of epicenter) : Light vibration 17th floor Hotel Taipei. (reported through EMSC)

Daan District (Taiwan, Province of China, 62 km NW of epicenter) : Nothing happened (reported through EMSC)

(Taiwan, Province of China, 61 km NW of epicenter) : U qiva robt, u degjova. Kam frike (reported through EMSC)

Wenshan District (Taiwan, Province of China, 58 km NW of epicenter) : Slight shake in Xindian, Taipei (reported through EMSC)

Datong Township (Taiwan, Province of China, 25 km NW of epicenter) : I felt the house moved almost undetectably for 1 second. (reported through EMSC)

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