An intensity level of 5 was felt in northeastern Taiwan’s Yilan County
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/02/19
By: Keoni Everington, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A magnitude 5.3 earthquake shook northeastern Taiwan’s Yilan County at 10:47 p.m. this evening (Feb. 19), according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB).
Map of quake from Central Weather Bureau.
The earthquake was centered 19.1 kilometers southwest of Yilan County Hall at a depth of 46.5 kilometers, according to CWB data.
An intensity level of 5 was felt in Yilan County, while an intensity level of 4 was felt in Taoyuan City, Hsinchu County, New Taipei City, and Nantou County. An intensity level of 3 was felt in Hualien County, Taipei City, Miaoli County, and Taichung City, while an intensity level of 2 was felt in Central Changhua County, Central Keelung City, Yunlin County and Lienchiang County.
An intensity level of 1 was felt in much of the rest of Taiwan, with the exception of Kaohsiung and Pingtung counties. [FULL STORY]