Risklayer Explorer

04/18/2021 - Earthquake offshore Hualien, Taiwan

Unavailable

Leaflet Tiles © Esri — Source: Esri, i-cubed, USDA, USGS, AEX, GeoEye, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, UPR-EGP, and the GIS User Community | Layers © Risklayer — Source: ACLED, IPCC, EMSC, Copernicus

Event Characteristics

Magnitude	Mw 5.8
Date & Time	April 18, 2021, 4:14 p.m.
Latitude	23.84 °N
Longitude	121.60 °E
Depth	10 km
Last Update	2021-04-19
Share	Tweet

Taiwan

Affected Population

Similar Events

Earthquake below Ryukyu Islands, Japan

Mw 6.7
Depth= 155 km
28.88°N 128.25°E

2020/06/13 17:51, 5 years, 1 month ago

Earthquake offshore Hualien, Taiwan

Tue 22 Mar 2022, 3 years ago

Mw 6.7, 10 km, 23.36°N 121.68°E
5 aftershocks

Earthquake offshore Luzon, Philippines

Sun 13 Mar 2022, 3 years ago

Mw 6.4, 10 km, 14.07°N 119.44°E
7 aftershocks

Earthquake in Abra, Philippines

Tue 25 Oct 2022, 2 years ago

Mw 6.4, 18 km, 17.63°N 120.89°E
4 aftershocks

Earthquake offshore Taiwan, Taiwan

Wed 03 Apr 2024, 1 year ago

mw 6.4, 10 km, 24.06°N 121.71°E

Impact on Health Services

A total 3 major healthcare facilities have been affected by this event.

Using data of the Healthsites.io. Latest update: May 2024 (only considering hospitals and clinics). In some countries, definitions for clinics and hospitals may deviate.

Impact on Energy Infrastructure

A total 1.39 GW of power generation capacity has been affected by this event.

Using data of the Global Power Plant Database. Latest update: June 2021, min. Capacity 10 MW.

Downloads

Impact Map
Affected Population

Free for personal and non-commercial use with attribution. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0