The following earthquake
has been reported:
Origin Time: 2022-09-18 06:44
Region: Taiwan
Latitude: 23.13
Longitude: 121.27
Magnitude: 7.2 M
Depth: 15.0 km
Source: USGS 		ESTIMATE OF HUMAN LOSSES
Injured Exp. min/max: 100/1000
Fatalities Exp. min/max: 100/300

ALERT LEVEL

MAP OF MEAN DAMAGE BY SETTLEMENT

REMARKS (operator Max Wyss):
UPDATE: If the M=7.2 as per USGS, then the situation is more critical, but difficult to judge in the aftermath of several damaging earthquakes during the last 2 days.

LEGEND
Epicenter
Mean damage:
0.01 - 0.5
0.5 - 1.5
1.5 - 2.5
2.5 - 3.5
3.5 - 4.5
>= 4.5
Circle size indicates the settlement's population

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ESTIMATED
EXPOSURE
IntensityPopulation
V
VI 180473
VII 159610
VIII192066
IX 58902
X
XI
XII

International Centre for Earth Simulation (ICES) Foundation
Geneva, Switzerland

icesfoundation.org

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