LOCALLY FELT EARTH TREMOR REPORT


 

(UPDATE) INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY
INDICATED THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.3 HAS OCCURRED
AT 7:58 A.M. ON 3 APRIL 2024 (WEDNESDAY) IN TAIWAN. THE
EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 23.86N, 121.66E, ABOUT 15
KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF HUALIAN (ABOUT 790 KILOMETRES
EAST-NORTHEAST OF HONG KONG). THE FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT 10
KILOMETRES.
 
EPICENTRE LOCATION MAP :
HTTPS://WWW.HKO.GOV.HK/EN/GTS/EQUAKE/MAP.HTM 
 
THE OBSERVATORY RECEIVED OVER A HUNDRED LOCALLY FELT
REPORTS OF THIS EARTH TREMOR, THE DURATION OF WHICH WAS A
FEW SECONDS. INITIAL ESTIMATE GAVE A LOCAL INTENSITY OF III
(THREE) ON THE MODIFIED MERCALLI INTENSITY SCALE, THAT IS
FELT INDOORS. VIBRATION LIKE PASSING OF LIGHT TRUCKS. 
 
FOR DETAILED EXPLANATIONS ON THE MODIFIED MERCALLI
INTENSITY SCALE, PLEASE REFER TO THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
HTTPS://WWW.HKO.GOV.HK/EN/GTS/EQUAKE/MMS.HTM

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:18 HKT ON 03.04.2024