Magnitude 4.9, 4.7 earthquakes rock eastern Taiwan

台灣東部發生4.9級，4.7級地震

Mangitude 4.9, 4.7 temblors rattle Taiwan's Hualien County


TAIPEI (Taiwan News) -- Magnitude 4.9 and 4.7 earthquakes rocked eastern Taiwan's Hualien County early this morning, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB).


CWB map of magnitude 4.9 quake.

The epicenter of the magnitude 4.9 temblor, which struck at 6:57 a.m., was 33.7 kilometers northeast of Hualien County Hall at a depth of 24.8 kilometers, based on CWB data.

The earthquake’s intensity, which gauges the actual effect of a temblor, measured a 4 on Taiwan’s 7-tier intensity scale in Hualien County, and a 3 in Yilan County and New Taipei City. An intensity level of 2 was registered in Nantou County and Taichung City, while an intensity level of 1 was recorded in Taoyuan City, Miaoli County, Taipei City, Hsinchu City, Hsinchu County, and Yunlin County.


CWB map of magnitude 4.7 temblor.

The epicenter of the magnitude 4.7 quake, which struck at 4:24 a.m., was 5.6 kilometers west-southwest of Hualien County Hall at a depth of 11.1 kilometers.

The earthquake’s intensity, which gauges the actual effect of a temblor, measured a 5 on Taiwan’s 7-tier intensity scale in Hualien County, and 3 in Nantou County and Taichung City. An intensity level of 2 was felt in Yilan County and Changhua County, while an intensity level of 1 was felt in Taitung County, Taoyuan City, Yunlin County, Chiayi County, Hsinchu County, and New Taipei City.

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.

No injuries were reported from the either quake at the time of publication.