Magnitude 4.8 earthquake jolts eastern Taiwan

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/08/18
By Elizabeth Hsu

Taipei, Aug. 18 (CNA) A magnitude 4.8 earthquake rocked Hualien in eastern Taiwan at 12:05 p.m. Sunday, according to the Central Weather Bureau.

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

The quake was centered about 27.8 kilometers southwest of Hualien County Hall in Shoufeng Township and struck at a depth of 5 km, the bureau's Seismology Center said.

The earthquake's intensity, which gauges the actual effect of a temblor, was highest in Hualien County, where it measured 5 on Taiwan's 7-tier intensity scale.    [FULL  STORY]