2019 Hualien earthquake

UTC time| 2019-04-18 05:01:06
ISC event| 615410465
USGS-ANSS| ComCat
Local date| 18 April 2019 (2019-04-18)
Local time| 13:01:06
Magnitude| 6.1 Mw
Depth| 18.8 kilometres (12 mi)
Epicenter| 24°04′N 121°32′E﻿ / ﻿24.06°N 121.54°E﻿ / 24.06; 121.54
Areas affected| Taiwan (Hualien County)
Max. intensity| VI (Strong)
Casualties| 1 dead, 16 injured[1]

The 2019 Hualien earthquake (Chinese: 418花蓮地震) struck Hualien County, Taiwan with a moment magnitude of 6.1 on 18 April at 13:01 local time (05:01 UTC).[2]

## Geography[edit]

A 6.1 earthquake hit Taiwan which caused damage to weak buildings and roads in Taipei and other districts. Two people were injured while hiking and 15 other people were injured in Taipei.[3] This was a moment magnitude earthquake 9 kilometres off of Hualien County, Taiwan. One of the two injured hikers which is identified as from Malaysia later died in local hospital on 28 April as the only fatality in the earthquake, which is the worst since 2018.[1]

## Aftermath[edit]

Several buildings were damaged after the earthquake with many buildings having to be evacuated. Outside walls of buildings damaged and furniture knocked off the wall was not unprecedented.[4] Train services on Taipei's subway were suspended as were the airport subway to Taoyuan International Airport and most other metro and train systems in various parts of Taiwan, especially those around eastern and northern Taiwan, for safety inspections.[5] A building was also leaning on its side in Hualien City.[4]

## See also[edit]

* List of earthquakes in 2019
* List of earthquakes in Taiwan
* 2018 Hualien earthquake

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "(418花蓮地震) 重傷馬來西亞籍男子過世" [(18 April Hualien Earthquake) Seriously injured Malaysian man passed away] (in Chinese). Central News Agency, Taiwan. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
2. ^ "地震報告" [Earthquake Report] (in Chinese). Central Weather Bureau, Taiwan. 18 April 2019. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
3. ^ "Report: Two Malaysians injured in Taiwan earthquake (updated)". The Star, Malaysia. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
4. ^ a b Ralph Jennings (18 April 2019). "6.1 quake causes light damage in Taiwan capital, east coast". WSTM-TV. Associated Press. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
5. ^ Matthew Strong (18 April 2019). "Taipei MRT and Airport MRT shut down temporarily after 6.1 earthquake". Taiwan News. Retrieved 28 April 2019.

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← Earthquakes in 2019 →

January|

* Coquimbo, Chile (6.7, January 20)

March|

* Lombok, Indonesia (5.6, March 17)

April|

* Hualien, Taiwan (6.1, April 18)
* Luzon, Philippines (6.1, April 22)
* Visayas, Philippines (6.4, April 23)

May|

* Loreto, Peru (8.0, May 26)

June|

* Sichuan, China (5.8, June 17)
* Yamagata, Japan (6.4, June 18)

July|

* California, United States
* 6.4, July 4
* 7.1, July 6
* Makilala, Philippines (5.6, July 9)
* North Maluku, Indonesia (7.3, July 14)
* Batanes, Philippines (5.9, July 27)

August|

* Sunda Strait, Indonesia (6.9, August 2)

September|

* Kashmir, Pakistan (5.6, September 24) †
* Ambon, Indonesia (6.5, September 25) †
* Istanbul, Turkey (5.7, September 26)

October|

* Cotabato, Philippines
* 6.4, October 16
* 6.6, October 29
* 6.5, October 31

November|

* East Azerbaijan, Iran (5.9, November 8)
* Durrës, Albania (6.4, November 26) † ‡

December|

* Davao del Sur, Philippines (6.8, December 15)

* † indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths
* ‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year
* Dates for all earthquakes are in UTC

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Earthquakes in Taiwan

Earthquakes|

| Before 20th century|

* 1694 Taipei
* 1848 Changhua
* 1862 Tainan
* 1867 Keelung

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20th century|

* 1904 Douliu
* 1906 Meishan
* 1910 Taiwan
* 1916–1917 Nantou
* 1935 Shinchiku-Taichū
* 1941 Chungpu
* 1946 Hsinhua
* 1951 East Rift Valley
* 1959 Hengchun
* 1963 Su-ao
* 1964 Baihe
* 1966 Hualien
* 1972 Ruisui
* 1986 Hualien
* 1994 Taiwan Strait
* 1999 Jiji ("921")

21st century|

* 2002 Hualien
* 2006 Hengchun
* 2009 Nantou
* 2009 Hualien
* 2010 Kaohsiung
* March 2013 Nantou
* June 2013 Nantou
* 2016 Kaohsiung–Tainan
* 2018 Hualien
* 2019 Hualien
* 2022 Taitung

Organisations|

* Central Weather Bureau
* National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering

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