(Central News Agency website, Taipei, 23rd) Hualien County has been experiencing continuous earthquakes since yesterday evening and this morning, which has caused the Hualien City Commander’s Building and Fukai Hotel to tilt. The Hualien County Government announced that in response to the continuous occurrence of earthquakes, classes and work will be suspended today. The Central News Agency compiled the aftershock statistics of the 0403 strong earthquake, the earthquake distribution map from the 22nd to the 23rd, and the latest earthquake intensity report of the Meteorological Administration’s earthquake of magnitude 5 or above on the 23rd:
1021 magnitude 5.4 earthquake, maximum intensity 5 weak
An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale occurred at 10:21 a.m. with a depth of 9.1 kilometers. The epicenter was located 16.8 kilometers south-south-west of the Hualien County Government (located in Shoufeng Township, Hualien County). The maximum magnitude of the earthquake was 5.0 in Hualien County.
0945 magnitude 5.4 earthquake with maximum magnitude 4
An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale occurred at 9:45 a.m. with a depth of 8.5 kilometers. The epicenter was located 20.6 kilometers south-south-west of the Hualien County Government (located in Shoufeng Township, Hualien County). The maximum magnitude of the earthquake was magnitude 4 in Hualien County.
0811 magnitude 5.1 earthquake with maximum magnitude 4
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurred at 8:11 a.m. with a depth of 9 kilometers. The epicenter was 9.4 kilometers south of the Hualien County Government (located offshore of Hualien County). The maximum magnitude of the earthquake was 4 in Hualien County.
0804 magnitude 5.8 earthquake, the 5 strongest earthquakes
An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale occurred at 8:4 a.m. with a depth of 2 kilometers. The epicenter was located 19.0 kilometers south of the Hualien County Government (located offshore of Hualien County). The maximum earthquake magnitude was 5 in Hualien County.
0531 magnitude 5.7 earthquake, the strongest 5 earthquakes
An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale occurred at 5:31 a.m. with a depth of 8.1 kilometers. The epicenter was located 16.7 kilometers south-south-west of the Hualien County Government (located in Shoufeng Township, Hualien County). The strongest earthquake was among the top 5 in Hualien County.
0524 magnitude 5.2 earthquake with maximum magnitude 4
An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale occurred at 5:24, with a depth of 5.1 kilometers. The epicenter was located 29.2 kilometers south-south-west of the Hualien County Government (located in Shoufeng Township, Hualien County). The maximum magnitude of the earthquake was 4 in Hualien County.
0519 magnitude 5.7 earthquake with maximum magnitude 4
An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale occurred at 5:19, with a depth of 10 kilometers. The epicenter was located 24.4 kilometers south-south-west of the Hualien County Government (located in Shoufeng Township, Hualien County). The maximum magnitude of the earthquake was 4 in Hualien County.
0514 scale 5 earthquake with maximum intensity of 4
A magnitude 5 earthquake occurred at 5:14, with a depth of 5.7 kilometers. The epicenter was located 27.3 kilometers south-south-west of the Hualien County Government (located in Shoufeng Township, Hualien County). The maximum magnitude of the earthquake was 4 in Hualien County.
0504 magnitude 5.5 earthquake with maximum intensity of 4
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurred at 5:04, with a depth of 8 kilometers. The epicenter was located 33.3 kilometers south-south-west of the Hualien County Government (located in Fengbin Township, Hualien County). The maximum magnitude of the earthquake was 4 in Hualien County.
0452 magnitude 5.3 earthquake with maximum intensity of 4
An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale occurred at 4:52, with a depth of 1.6 kilometers. The epicenter was located 23.4 kilometers south-south-west of the Hualien County Government (located in Shoufeng Township, Hualien County). The maximum magnitude of the earthquake was 4 in Hualien County.
0449 magnitude 5.9 earthquake, maximum magnitude 4
An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale occurred at 4:49 a.m. with a depth of 10 kilometers. The epicenter was located 30.0 kilometers south of the Hualien County Government (located offshore of Hualien County). The maximum magnitude of the earthquake was 4 in Hualien County.
0403 scale 5 earthquake with maximum intensity of 4
A magnitude 5 earthquake occurred at 4:3 a.m. with a depth of 5 kilometers. The epicenter was 18.7 kilometers south of the Hualien County Government (located offshore of Hualien County). The maximum magnitude of the earthquake was magnitude 4 in Hualien County.
0328 Scale 5 earthquake with maximum intensity of 4
A magnitude 5 earthquake occurred at 3:28 a.m. with a depth of 3.4 kilometers. The epicenter was located 25.9 kilometers south-south-west of the Hualien County Government (located offshore of Hualien County). The maximum magnitude of the earthquake was magnitude 4 in Hualien County.
0319 magnitude 5.1 earthquake with maximum magnitude 4
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurred at 3:19 a.m. with a depth of 9.1 kilometers. The epicenter was located 14.0 kilometers south-south-west of the Hualien County Government (located in Shoufeng Township, Hualien County). The maximum magnitude of the earthquake was magnitude 4 in Hualien County.
0232 magnitude 6.3 earthquake, maximum intensity 5 weak
An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale occurred at 2:32 a.m. with a depth of 5.5 kilometers. The epicenter was located 17.2 kilometers south-south-west of the Hualien County Government (located in Shoufeng Township, Hualien County). The maximum magnitude of the earthquake was 5.0 in Hualien County.
0226 scale 6 earthquake, maximum intensity 5 weak
An earthquake of magnitude 6 on the Richter scale occurred at 2:26 a.m. with a depth of 10 kilometers. The epicenter was located 29.9 kilometers south of the Hualien County Government (located in the waters of eastern Taiwan). The maximum magnitude of the earthquake was 5 in Hualien County.
(Editor: Weng Kunyao) 1130423
