TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A magnitude 7.2 earthquake rocked northeast Taiwan at 7:58 a.m. on Wednesday (April 3), according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA).
The epicenter of the quake was 25 km south-southeast of Hualien County Hall, with a shallow focal depth of 15.5 km, the CWA said. Taiwan uses an intensity scale of 1 to 7, which gauges the degree to which a quake is felt at a specific location.
The quake’s intensity registered a 6+ in Hualien County and 5+ in Yilan County and Miaoli County. An intensity level of 5- was recorded in Taichung, Changhua County, Hsinchu County, Nantou County, Taoyuan, New Taipei, and Taipei.
An intensity level of 4 was reported in Taitung County, Chiayi County, Yunlin County, Kaohsiung, Chiayi, Hsinchu, Tainan, and Keelung, Pingtung County. An intensity level of 3 was felt in Penghu County, while an intensity level of 2 was logged in Lienchiang County and an intensity level of 1 was measured in Kinmen County.
