Magnitude 4.6 earthquake rattles eastern Taiwan

Magnitude 4.6 temblor jolts eastern Taiwan’s Hualien County

Taiwan News,
Date: 2018/06/11
By: Keoni Everington, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

CWB map of tonight’s uake.

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A magnitude 4.6 earthquake shook eastern Taiwan’s Hualien County at 11:42 p.m. this evening (June 11), according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB).

The quake was centered 11.9 kilometers east of Hualien County Hall and was measured at a shallow depth of 8.5 kilometers., based on CWB data.

An intensity level of 3 was felt in Hualien County, while an intensity level of 1 was felt in Yilan County, Nantou County and Taichung County.     [FULL  STORY]

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