An intensity level of 4 was felt in Taitung County
Taiwan News
Date: 2016/12/15 22:56
By: Keoni Everington, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of southeast Taiwan at 10:14
5.2 magnitude quake shakes Taitung. (CWB map)
p.m. on Thursday, which was centered about 17.7 kilometers northeast of Taitung County. It struck at a depth of 16.8 kilometers, according to Central Weather Bureau (CWB) data.
Light to moderate shaking was felt in parts of the island.
An intensity level of 4 was felt in Taitung County, an intensity level of 3 was registered in Central Taitung County, and an intensity level of 2 was reported in neighboring Pingtung County, according to CWB data.
An intensity level of 1 was felt in much of southern and central Taiwan from as far south as Kaohsiung and as far north as Changhua in western Taiwan and Hualien in eastern Taiwan. . [FULL STORY]
