Magnitude 6.2 earthquake shakes Taiwan overnight without causing damage

A earthquake of magnitude 6.2 east of the east coast of Taiwan The tremor shook a large part of the island today, with no reports of human or material damage so far, according to the territory’s National Meteorological Administration.

The earthquake was recorded at 7:05 am on Tuesday (23:05 GMT on Monday) at a depth of 5.7 kilometers and had its epicenter at sea, around 120.2 kilometers east of the municipality of Hualienaccording to said department.

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The movement was felt throughout the island, with special intensity in YilanHualien, Hsinchu, Yunlin, New Taipei It is Changhuawhere its intensity was 3 on the scale of 7 used Taiwan to measure earthquakes.

In other areas, including the capital and the city of Kaohsiungthe second most populous in the country, the intensity was 2.

The last earthquake recorded in Taiwan, which occurred on October 14, registered a magnitude of 5.3 and also had its epicenter at sea, around 70 kilometers east of Hualien.

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Taiwan lies at the confluence of the Philippine and Eurasian plates, so earthquakes are frequent on the island.

Source: Elcomercio

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