38 km Northeast of Tainan City, Taiwan, on Tuesday, Jan 21, 2025, at 12:17 am (Taipei Time)

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Translate Kaohsiung / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / rattling, vibrating / 1-2 minutes : I worked here in Taiwan for 6 yrs.
Taichung / Light shaking (MMI IV) / simple rolling (tilting sideways along one direction) : Awake | 2 users found this interesting.
Taipei (229.5 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 20-30 s : Firm sideways shake.
Taïwan (69.1 km SSW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Shaking like 4-5 magnitude | 2 users found this interesting.
: 1,040,725) 104 km (64 mi) N of epicenter IV: Light shaking6Tainan City, Taiwan, Taiwan (Pop.

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Strong shaking (MMI VI) / rattling, vibrating / 1-2 minutes / Kaohsiung: I spent six years working in Taiwan. I’ve never been this scared before, and I’m still trembling from anxiety. We stayed in a building on the 13th floor. This was intriguing to five users.

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Kaohsiung (68 km SW of the epicenter) [Map] / Difficult to describe complex motion / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / 30-60 s: Uneasy | 4 users found this intriguing.

Yungkang, Tainan / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 20-30 s: Terrifying rattling sounds burst from all directions; it was quite unsteady and somewhat frightening | 2 users thought this was interesting.

Taichung / Light shaking (MMI IV) / simple rolling (slanting sideways in a single direction): Awake | This caught the attention of two users.

Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 20-30 s: Firm sideways shake Taipei (229point, 5 km NW of epicenter) [Map]. reasonably long-lasting. Two users thought this was intriguing.

[Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV): Shaking like 4-5 magnitude | 2 users found this interesting Taïwan (69.1 km SSW of epicenter).

Light shaking (MMI IV) with both vertical and horizontal swinging, beginning like a wave beneath the room floor and progressing to horizontal rattling, Kaohsiung, 6th floor, close to Central Park, 1-2 minutes. One user thought this was fascinating.

Taipei-Ximing / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 10-15 s: This was totally new and intriguing to one user.

I felt as though it was directly beneath me while I was at home and experiencing strong shaking (MMI VI) and rattling and vibrating for a few minutes. The closet ever | This intrigued one user.

One user thought this was interesting. Sun moon lake / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 15-20 s: This might have been longer than I felt because I was asleep and did not recognize it right away.

The map shows Tingjiang (323point, 9 km NW of the epicenter) / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 20-30 s: Soft shaking lasting longer than 20 seconds. One user thought this was fascinating.

Taipei (222.4 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 10-15 s: My hotel in Taipei was trembling slightly. This caught the attention of one user.

Taipei [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s: Bed was swinging in little motion, and hanging lamps were shaking a little. This caught the attention of one user.

Taipei / Horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s / Light shaking (MMI IV): My bed was trembling | This caught the attention of one user.

[Map] / not felt Izumisano, Ōsaka (1894point 1 km NE of epicenter) (reported through our app).

Mailiao / 30- to 60-second horizontal (sideways) swinging / light shaking (MMI IV).

Taichung / two to five seconds / horizontal (sideways) swinging / moderate shaking (MMI V).

The map shows Taipei (230 points, 5 km northeast of the epicenter) with light shaking (MMI IV) and horizontal (sideways) swinging for 10 to 15 seconds.

Tainan city (37 points 6 km southwest of the epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / rolling and vibration / 5-10 s: Moderate shaking.

Light shaking (MMI IV) / Taipeh / 5-10 s: The building’s 18th floor is trembling slightly!

113point 7 km northeast of the epicenter is Qingjing Farm [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s.

Nanzi (59 points, 5 km southwest of the epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / Sideways (horizontal) swinging / 30-60 s.

Kaoshiung/Slight shaking (MMI IV)/Swinging horizontally (sideways)/ 20-30 s.

224.6 km northeast of the epicenter is Taipei City [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s.

New Taipei City [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 10-15 s [220point 9 km NNE of epicenter].

15 to 20 seconds of light shaking (MMI IV) in Taoyuan, Pingzhen.

Taipei / Sideways horizontal swinging / light shaking (MMI IV) / 10–15 s.

Taipei/Severe tremors (MMI VIII).

[Map] Taipei (225.1 km NW of epicenter) / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 10–15 s for both vertical and horizontal swinging.

[Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) Kaohsiung (70point 6 km SSW of epicenter.

[Map] / not felt for Kinarut, Sabah (1988point, 9 km SW of epicenter) (reported through our app).

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city/location list with the most reports.

Distance from epicenter Place Average reported shaking intensity Nr. Taiwan, Taiwan, reports Taiwan.

(Pop. 7,871,900).

142 miles, or 229 km.

Northeast of the epicenter.

IV: Kaohsiung, Taiwan’s Kaohsiung City, light shaking 18.

Pop. : 1,519,711).

71 kilometers (44 miles).

epicenter S.

V: Taichung, Taiwan, Taiwan, 2015. Moderate shaking.

(Pop. 1,040,725).

64 miles, or 104 km.

N from the epicenter.

IV: Taiwan’s Taian City experiences light shaking.

(Pop. (771,235).

24 miles, or 38 km.

southwest of the epicenter.

V: Taiwan’s Hsinchu experiences moderate shaking.

(Pop. (404,109).

113 miles, or 182 km.

N of the epicenter.

V: Taoyuan City, Taiwan, Taiwan; moderate shaking.

Pop. : 402,014).

213 km (132 mi).

north of the epicenter.

IV: Minor shaking3 Taipei, Taiwan’s Bancao.

(Pop. 543,342).

222 kilometers (138 miles).

northeast of the epicenter.

IV: China’s Fuzhou, Fujian, light shaking 3.

(Pop. 1,179,720. .

209 miles (336 km).

north of the epicenter.

IV: Puli, Taiwan, Taiwan, light shaking.

Pop. (86,406).

60 miles, or 96 km.

northeast of the epicenter. .

III: Mild shaking2 in China’s Fujian province of Xiamen.

Pop. 3,531,347.

280 kilometers, or 174 miles.

west of the epicenter.

VI: Severe tremor1.

Please take note that statistics can only be used for reports that include the latitude and longitude coordinate positions (a total of 68).

Describe the Mercalli Intensity Scale and intensity.

The intensity is the quantity of shaking that an earthquake causes on the surface. Commonly, it is measured using the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI), which goes from 1 (not felt) to 10 (extreme shaking). It is represented by the Roman numerals I, II, then. Color codes ranging from light blue to dark red are frequently used to display IX, X.

The magnitude, depth, and distance from the epicenter of an earthquake are the primary determinants of its intensity; the farther away, the less intense the shaking.

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Count of reports by seriousness.

Shaking intensity Number of reports Min-Max distance from epicenter (*) Average distance (*) I: Not felt 2669–932 km (416–579 mi)800 km (497 mi)II: Very weak shaking 1231–231 km (144–144 mi)231 km (144 mi)III: Weak shaking 1283–655 km (52–407 mi)260 km (161 mi)IV: Light shaking 3238–961 km (23–597 mi)182 km (113 mi)V: Moderate shaking 938–182 km (23–113 mi)83 km (51 mi)VI: Strong shaking 337–70 km (23–43 mi)48 km (30 mi).

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