WORLDWIDE EARTHQUAKE REPORT APRIL 22_2024
High levels of seismic activity occurred in the past 24 hours. Strong seismic activity has occurred in Taiwan. The strongest earthquakes have registered magnitudes of 6.1, 6.0, 5.8 and 5.8
First images of damage in #Taiwan following the current seismic sequence of the last few hours. Report 2 buildings collapsed, one the Hotel in #Hualien.
According to USGS the quake might have been felt by over 23.7 million people across 3 countries: Taiwan (23.5 million), China (160,000), and Japan (1,620). Approx. 200,000 people were in areas with Strong shaking. USGS issued a Yellow (moderate) alert for shaking-related fatalities and economic losses. The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 8.2. It occurred 104 years ago.
Taipei, Taiwan, Seismic station located at 140 km recorded the following seismogram
Planetary geometries
▪︎ Earth- Jupiter- Uranus/ 2024-04-21 at 1332 UTC
▪︎ Mercury- Sun- Uranus/ 2024-04-21 at 18:27 UTC
▪︎ Mercury- Mars- Saturn/ 2024-04-21 at 22:32 UTC
▪︎ Mercury- Sun- Jupiter/ 2024-04-22 at 20:48 UTC
The total number of earthquakes recorded worldwide in the last 24 hours has increased to 1036 which is above normal range of activity.
According to
Volcano earthquake report, volcano earthquake swarm occurred in:
Strongest volcanic earthquake occurred at
Arenal volcano with magnitude 3.3 with epicenter 32 km east of Canas, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, on Saturday, Apr 22, 2024, at 09:12 pm local time.
Recent quakes worldwide map shows the distribution of the last 20 large earthquakes. N
ote that there is seismic silence for earthquakes greater than M4+ in the past 24 hours in the eastern part of the Ring of Fire (Americas). It is necessary to be attentive in the next hours.
● M 5.8 - 27 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan
2024-04-22 14:11:23 (UTC)
23.729°N 121.562°E. 11.8 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
●M 6.1 - 28 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan
2024-04-22 18:26:53 (UTC)
23.724°N 121.641°E. 10.7 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
● M 6.0 - 13 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan
2024-04-22 18:32:48 (UTC)
23.867°N 121.539°E. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
● M5.3 Hualien City, Taiwan at 09:08 UTC
● M5.1 Hualien City, Taiwan at 09:12 UTC
● M5.2 Puli, Taiwan, Taiwan at 09:16 UTC
● M5.2 Hualien City, Taiwan at 10:46 UTC
● M5.6 Hualien City, Taiwan at 10:50 UTC
● M5.1 Hualien City, Taiwan at 11:13 UTC
● M5.0 Hualien City, Taiwan at 11:25 UTC
● M5.1 Hualien City, Taiwan at 11:45 UTC
● M5.0 Hualien City, Taiwan at 13:13 UTC
● M5.0 Hualien City, Taiwan at 14:20 UTC
● M5.0 Hualien City, Taiwan at 19:19 UTC
● M5.2 Hualien City, Taiwan at 20:03 UTC
● M5.5 Hualien City, Taiwan at 20:49 UTC
● M5.4 Hualien City, Taiwan at 21:04 UTC
● M5.2 Hualien City, Taiwan at 21:14 UTC
● M5.3 Hualien City, Taiwan at 21:19 UTC
● M5.2 Hualien City, Taiwan at 21:24 UTC
● M5.4 Hualien City, Taiwan at 21:31 UTC
● M 5.8 - 20 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan
2024-04-23 00:04:05 (UTC)
23.803°N 121.676°E. 13.1 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
● M 5.5 - 178 km NNE of Colonia, Micronesia
2024-04-22 12:22:50 (UTC)
11.024°N 138.694°E. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
● M 5.2 - 170 km NNE of Colonia, Micronesia
2024-04-22 11:40:13 (UTC)
10.932°N 138.746°E. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
● M 5.2 - 101 km SSW of Trenggalek, Indonesia
2024-04-22 11:10:49 (UTC)
8.935°S 111.372°E. 53.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
● M 5.3 - 101 km SSW of Trenggalek, Indonesia
2024-04-22 11:11:32 (UTC)
8.896°S 111.290°E. 35.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
Other light earthquakes occurred in Cilacap, Indonesia (M4.5) Ternate, Indonesia (M4.8) Miyakojima, Japan (M4.6) Tual, Indonesia (M4.6) Sungai Penuh, Indonesia (M4.7) Modisi, Indonesia (M4.9)
Hualien City, Taiwan (M4.9, M4.6, M4.9, M4.9, M4.5, M4.5, M4.6, M4.9, M4.9, M4.9, M4.5, M4.3) Kuqa, China (M4.5) Padangsidempuan Indonesia (M4.5) South Sandwich Islands region (M4.8) Fiji region (M4.7) Lospalos, Timor Leste (M4.5)
● Summary
Seismic activity has been at moderate levels in the last 24 hours. This is the last chart posted by Volcanodiscovery at 22:57 UTC on April 22
Global seismic activity chart.
In the past 24 hours, there were 1036 quakes of magnitudes up to 6.1
2 quakes above magnitude 6
26 quakes between magnitude 5 and 6
83 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
84 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
193 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
648 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Apr. 18 - 1011 eq | Highest record |
Apr. 19 - 959 eq | Jan. 14 - 1479 eq |
Apr. 20 - 815 eq | M7.4 Hualien, Taiwan |
Apr. 21 - 949 eq | M7.5 Noto Japan |
Apr. 22 - 1036 eq | |