Magnitude 4.3 quake hits eastern Taiwan

Focus Taiwan  
Date: 2018/02/10
By:  Central News Agency

TAIPEI (CNA) — A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck eastern Taiwan at 3:48 p.m. Saturday, with Yilan County registering a 4 on the intensity scale, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB).

The epicenter of the quake was located 32.9 kilometers northeast of Hualien County hall, at a depth of 9.3 km, said the CWB.

Four on the intensity scale was reported in Yilan County’s Nan’ao, while the neighboring township of Heping in Hualien County experienced a 3, according to the weather bureau.

A minor intensity of 2 was also felt in Hualien’s Tailuge Township, as well as Yilan County’s Nanshan, Niudou and Yanliao, and Taichung’s Hehuanshan.
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