A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hits Taiwan

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Taipei Dec. 15 (CNA) A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted the sea off the coast of eastern Taiwan at 12:03 p.m. Thursday, according to the Central Meteorological Bureau (CWB).

The earthquake was felt across the country and the shaking lasted for several seconds in the capital, Taipei. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

The bureau’s seismic center said the epicenter was located in the sea, about 29.1 kilometers southeast of Hualien County, at a depth of 5.7 kilometers.

The earthquake intensity, which measures the actual impact of the earthquake, reached 5 on the Taiwanese 7-tier intensity scale in Shuilian Village and Yanliao Village in Hualien County.

The intensity of the earthquake was 4 in other areas in Hualien County, as well as in Taitung, Yilan, Nantou, Chiayi, Changhua, Yunlin counties, and the cities of Chiayi and Taichung.

Intensities of 3 were recorded in the cities of Kaohsiung, Tainan, New Taipei, and Taoyuan, and the provinces of Hsinchu, Miaoli, and Pingtung.

Intensities of 2 were recorded in the cities of Taipei, Keelung and Hsinchu and Pinggu Province.

(Written by Christy Chen)

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