Light mag. 4.7 earthquake - Taiwan Region on Sunday, 3 May 2015

This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.4 quake: TAIWAN REGION, 20 Apr 2015 01h42, which had occurred 13 days earlier.

3 May 13:19 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 10 minutes.

Hypocenter depth recalculated from 18.0 to 26.0 km.

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Magnitude: 4.7

Depth: 26.0 km

Epicenter latitude / longitude: 24.08°N / 122.47°E (Japan)

Nearest volcano:

Nearby towns and cities:

89 km (55 mi) E of Hualien City (pop: 350,500)

105 km (65 mi) SE of Yilan (pop: 94,200)

138 km (86 mi) SE of Keelung (pop: 397,500)

144 km (89 mi) SE of Taipei (pop: 7,871,900)

181 km (113 mi) E of Taichung (pop: 1,040,700)

2098 km (1304 mi) SW of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600)

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Estimated released energy: 7.1 x 1011 joules (197 megawatt hours, equivalent to 169 tons of TNT) [ Date & time: Sunday, 3 May 2015 13:09 UTCDepth: 26.0 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 24.08°N / 122.47°ENearest volcano: Unnamed 24.00°N/121.83°E (63 km / 39 mi)(pop: 350,500)(pop: 94,200)(pop: 397,500)(pop: 7,871,900)(pop: 1,040,700)(pop: 8,336,600)Primary data source: GFZ Estimated released energy: 7.1 x 10joules (197 megawatt hours, equivalent to 169 tons of TNT) [ learn more

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Time Mag. / Depth Location Source Sun, 3 May 13:09 UTC M 4.7 / 26 km Taiwan Region GFZ Sun, 3 May 13:09 UTC M 4.6 / 30 km TAIWAN REGION EMSC Sun, 3 May 13:09 UTC M 4.6 / 28.4 km 74km SW of Yonakuni, Japan USGS

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