TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck east Taiwan at 2:32 a.m. on Tuesday (April 23), according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA).
The CWA said the quake's epicenter was 17.2 km south-southwest of Hualien County Hall, with a shallow focal depth of 5.5 km. 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 5- in Hualien County and a 4 Taichung, Yilan County, and Nantou County. An intensity level of 3 was recorded in Miaoli County, Taoyuan, Yunlin County, Hsinchu County, Chiayi County, Changhua County, Hsinchu, Chiayi, New Taipei, and Taipei.
An intensity level of 2 was reported in Taitung County, Tainan, Keelung, Kaohsiung, and Pingtung County. An intensity level of 1 was measured in Penghu County.
The quake was preceded by a magnitude 6 quake at 2:26 a.m., with an epicenter 29.9 km south of Hualien County Hall, with a focal depth of 10 km, according to CWA.
Multiple tremors were recorded throughout Monday (April 22) and continued into Tuesday.
No injuries or damage from any of the quakes had been reported at publication.
Aftershocks have continued in Hualien since a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the area on April 3.