Epicenter in Hualien County, highest intensity in Nan’ao, Yilan County
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/09/08
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
A 4.2 earthquake hit Hualien County Saturday afternoon (image courtesy of Central Weather Bureau).
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – A magnitude-4.2 earthquake struck eastern Taiwan’s Hualien County Saturday afternoon, but no damages or casualties were immediately reported.
The epicenter was located 24.2 kilometers under the surface in the township of Xiulin, 36.9 km northeast of the Hualien County Government building, the Central Weather Bureau said. [FULL STORY]