TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck under the ocean Saturday at 11:40 a.m., the Central Weather Administration said.
The quake struck 41.7 km southeast of Yilan County Hall at a focal depth of 27.8 km.
The quake’s highest intensity level reached level 3 in Yilan and Hualien counties. Taipei, New Taipei, Taoyuan, and Taichung Cities recorded level 2. Nantou, Hsinchu, and Changhua Counties recorded level 2 as well.
Taiwan uses an intensity scale of 0 to 7, which gauges the degree to which a quake is felt at a specific location.
