A 6.5 (downgraded to 6.2) magnitude earthquake hit central Taiwan, June 2, 2013 – USGS. (click to enlarge)
No destructive tsunami was generated when a 6.5 magnitude earthquake (later downgraded to a 6.2) hit central Taiwan, June 2, 2013. Earthquakes this size, however, can generate local tsunamis along the coasts located within 62 miles (100 km) of a quake’s epicenter.
Luckily, Hong Kong is located 502 miles (808 km) SSW of Taiwan. The Taiwan Strait separates Hong Kong and Taiwan, located between the South China Sea and the East China Sea.
More Quakes Along The Ring of Fire
The Ring of Fire is very active right now.
Several large earthquakes are occurring along the Pacific Rim, including the 6.5 (6.2) quake in Taiwan.
- 5.1, 5. 0 & 4.9 Papua New Guinea
- 4.9 Carmen, Philippines
- 4.3 & 4.5 Guatemala
- 5.1 South Fiji Islands
- 4.8 Petropovlovsk, Russia
- 5.0 Nicaragua
- 2- 3.4 The Geysers, California
- 5.5 Solomon Islands
- 4.6 Chile
- 4.3 Kushiro, Japan
- 4.0 Colombia
- 5.1 Policarpo, Philippines
And it’s merely noon in the States …
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