A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan’s rural northeastern county of Yilan on Wednesday, the island’s meteorological division mentioned. There have been no quick stories of injury, Reuters reported.
As per preliminary stories, the earthquake shook the buildings within the capital metropolis of Taipei. The earthquake struck at a depth of 72.4 km (45 miles), the climate administration mentioned.
In line with Taiwan’s fireplace division, no injury was reported within the 5.8 magnitude earthquake on Wednesday, together with the island’s science parks the place Taiwan’s semiconductor manufacturing takes place.
Nevertheless, the US Geological Survey mentioned the earthquake’s magnitude was 5.0 and it was about 21 kilometers (12 miles) south-southeast of Yilan on the northeast coast. It was centered 69 kilometers (43 miles) beneath the Earth’s floor, Related Press reported.
Taiwan, which is susceptible to earthquakes, lies close to the junction of two tectonic plates. The island was struck by a serious earthquake in April 2024, a 7.2 magnitude quake that hit the east coast county of Hualien and killed at the least 13 individuals.
In a serious earthquake in southern Taiwan in 2016, about 100 individuals had been killed, whereas a 7.3 magnitude earthquake in 1999 had killed round 2,000 individuals.
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