Magnitude 5 earthquake shakes northeastern Taiwan

Focus Taiwan
Date: 02/25/2020
By Christie Chen

Taipei, Feb. 25 (CNA) A magnitude 5.0 earthquake hit northeastern Taiwan at 7:14 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB), but no damage or injuries were immediately reported.

The epicenter of the temblor was about 51.9 kilometers southwest of the Yilan County Hall, and it hit at a depth of 10 km, the bureau's Seismology Center said.

The earthquake's highest intensity, which gauges the actual effect of a temblor, measured 5-moderate on Taiwan's 0-7 intensity scale in Yilan County, and reached 4 in Taichung City and Hualien and Nantou counties.

The quake was also felt in Hsinchu County at an intensity of 3, as well as in New Taipei and Taoyuan cities and Miaoli, Changhua and Yunlin counties at an intensity of 2, according to the CWB.    [FULL  STORY]