Magnitude 4.6 earthquake shakes Hualien, Taiwan

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/05/02
By: Wang Shu-fen and Evelyn Kao

From CWB web site

Taipei, May 2 (CNA) A magnitude 4.6 earthquake hit Hualien County in eastern Taiwan at 10:29 p.m. Monday, with the quake’s greatest intensity registered at 5 in the scenic Taroko National Park.

The qauke was also felt in Yilan, Taoyuan , Hsinchu, Taichung Changhua, Nantou and Yunlin,

There were no reports of damage or injuries, Hualien County government authorities said.

The quake’s epicenter, with a depth of 9.6 km, was in the sea 26.6 km northeast of Hualien County Hall,

Earlier Monday, a magnitude 4 earthquake also hit Hualien at 8:16 p.m., with the epicenter in the sea 28.1 km north of the county hall. It had a depth of 11.8 km.      [SOURCE]

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