A powerful earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale struck Taiwan’s eastern county of Hualien at 7:35 am local time (2:35 am in Cyprus, early Friday morning).
The tremor, according to the Meteorological Service, was centred 15 kilometres southeast of the capital, Taipei, at a depth of 9.7 kilometres.
🔔#Earthquake (#地震) M6.0 occurred 15 km SE of #Hualian (#Taiwan) 7 min ago (local time 07:35:57). More info at:
— EMSC (@LastQuake) August 15, 2024
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Buildings in Taipei were shaken, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
#ÚLTIMAHORA#CHINA #Terremoto de magnitud 6,3 frente a las costas de #Taiwán.#Earthquake #Sismo pic.twitter.com/UXuoidDgvK
— 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙤 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙮 (@Mario_Moray) August 16, 2024
ازدياد وتيرة #الزلازل فى تايوان ومشاهد لزلزال اليوم بقوة 5.7
— Hazem Rabie (@hr_eventhunter) August 15, 2024
August 15, 2024 Yilan, #Taiwan An #earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 has struck near #Yilan County in northeastern #Taiwan.#China pic.twitter.com/waMNWMJpfr
ازدياد وتيرة #الزلازل فى تايوان ومشاهد لزلزال اليوم بقوة 5.7
— Hazem Rabie (@hr_eventhunter) August 15, 2024
August 15, 2024 Yilan, #Taiwan An #earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 has struck near #Yilan County in northeastern #Taiwan.#China pic.twitter.com/zoND72DNgO
The Meteorological Service initially reported the earthquake’s magnitude as 6.3 before revising it to 6.0.
(information from protothema.gr)
