TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Hualien County experienced a magnitude 5.7 earthquake at 1:14 a.m. on Sunday, according to the Central Weather Administration.
The epicenter was located 5.4 kilometers north-northeast of Hualien County Hall at a depth of 17.5 kilometers, the CWA said. Taiwan uses a scale of 1 to 7 to measure a quake's intensity at a specific location.
The quake registered a 4 in Hualien County, Nantou County, and Yilan County. An intensity level of 3 was recorded in Taichung, Miaoli County, Changhua County, and Yunlin County.
An intensity level of 2 was reported in Taoyuan, Taitung County, Hsinchu County, New Taipei, Hsinchu, Taipei, Chiayi County, and Chiayi. An intensity level of 1 was measured in Keelung, Tainan, and Kaohsiung.
