According to the USGS’s first estimate, the earthquake was recorded at 07:35 (02:35 Greek time) at a depth of 15.4 kilometers in the Pacific Ocean, off the city of Hualien.
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of Taiwan today, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, but no damage has been reported on the island so far.
According to the USGS’s first estimate, the earthquake was recorded at 07:35 (02:35 Greek time) at a depth of 15.4 kilometers in the Pacific Ocean, off the city of Hualien.
Taiwan’s Meteorological and Seismological Service, for its part, estimated that the magnitude of the earthquake was 6.3 degrees and the focal depth was 9.7 kilometers.
The agency sent warnings to residents’ cellphones urging them to “remain calm and evacuate to a safe place near them.”
At around 08:00 (03:00 Greek time), the fire department assured in a press release that it had not been reported “any damage” due to the earthquake.
The island is often affected by earthquakes, it is located near an area where two tectonic plates meet.
On April 3, a 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit the mountainous county of Hualien, the strongest in the past 25 years according to Taiwanese authorities, leaving 17 dead.
Source :Skai
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