Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/11/11
By: Ko Lin
Taipei, Nov. 11 (CNA) Nantou and Yunlin Counties have been jolted five times by
Image taken from Central Weather Bureau’s website
earthquakes on Saturday evening, each measuring above 4 on the Richter scale, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB).
The first quake struck at 7:14 p.m. with a magnitude of 4.4 and was felt across parts of Chiayi and Changhua Counties.
The epicenter of the first earthquake was about 28.8 kilometers south of Nantou County Hall at a depth of 16.8 km, according to the CWB’s Seismology Center.
About one hour later at 8:13 p.m., a second quake rocked Gukeng Township in Yunlin County with a magnitude of 4.2, which was felt in the central Taiwanese county the highest intensity of 4 on Taiwan’s 7-tiered intensity scale. It recorded an intensity of 3.0 in Mingjian Township in Nantou County, which borders Yunlin. [FULL STORY]
