Picture source: China Earthquake Network
China News Service, Kaohsiung, February 22 (Reporter Xiao Kailin) At 7:10 am on the 22nd, a magnitude 45.6 earthquake occurred in the eastern waters of Hualien, Taiwan, with a depth of 32.8 kilometers. The earthquake in Hualien, Taitung, Kaohsiung and other areas was obvious. There are currently no reports of disasters. The earthquake report of a meteorological agency pointed out that the center of the earthquake was located at 23.36 degrees north latitude and 121.67 degrees east longitude, and the specific location was 69.6 kilometers south of the Hualien County Government.
many earthquakes are obvious. The Kaohsiung Hotel where the reporter was located shook for about 20 seconds, and after the shock, a passenger went downstairs to hide. According to the earthquake report of the Taiwan Meteorological Agency, the maximum earthquake reached magnitude 5, located in the Changbin of Taitung County ; Hualien County also reached magnitude 4, while Hualien City earthquake was magnitude 3; in addition, the maximum earthquake in Chiayi County, Nantou County, Kaohsiung City , Yunlin County, Changhua County , Taichung City and other places all reached magnitude 3; Taipei City, New Taipei City , Hsinchu City , Penghu County and other places all reached magnitude 1.
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred in Hualien on February 6, killing 17 people and injuring 285 people. This time, a Hualien resident told reporters via WeChat that the shaking was obvious, but everyone was fine and calm.
In recent days, earthquakes have occurred in Taiwan many times. This earthquake was the third earthquake with a significant tremor in four days. On the 19th of this month, earthquakes occurred in Nantou County, central Taiwan and Yilan County, northeastern Taiwan, with magnitudes of 4.4 and 5.3 respectively, but fortunately no casualties were caused. (End)
