Magnitude 5.2 earthquake rocks Taitung
An intensity level of 4 was felt in Taitung CountyAn earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale struck off the
coast of southeast Taiwan at 10:14 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. .
No injuries were reported at the time of publication.
Located along the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, Taiwan uses an
intensity scale of 1 to 7, which gauges the degree to which a quake is
felt in a specific location.
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