2021/02/09 01:12 Map showing intensity levels felt in Taiwan during magnitude 5.7 quake.(Facebook, CWBSC.TW map) Map showing intensity levels felt in Taiwan during magnitude 5.7 quake.(Facebook, CWBSC.TW map) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Taiwan was struck by magnitude 5.5 and 5.7 earthquakes only two minutes apart early this morning (Feb. 9), sending shockwaves across the country, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB). The first earthquake, a magnitude 5.5, struck at 12:56 a.m. 73 kilometers east-southeast of Yilan County Hall at a focal depth of 69.3 km, based on CWB data. Taiwan uses an intensity scale of one to seven that gauges the degree to which a quake is felt at a specific location.
Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes off the east coast
STAYING ALERT: Some people reported receiving as many as a dozen earthquake warning messages, which the Central Weather Bureau said was due to an error
By Shelley Shan / Staff reporter
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake yesterday struck off Taiwan’s east coast at 1:36am, the Central Weather Bureau said, adding that aftershocks of magnitude 4 or higher could occur in the next three days.
No casualties were reported as of press time last night.
Data from the bureau’s Seismology Center showed that the epicenter was 85.1km east of Yilan County Hall at a depth of 112km.
STAYING ALERT: Some people reported receiving as many as a dozen earthquake warning messages, which the Central Weather Bureau said was due to an errorBy Shelley Shan / Staff reporter