Taiwan Hit By Dozens Of Earthquakes, Strongest Reaching 6.3 Magnitude

Taiwan, on late Monday and early Tuesday, april 22 2024 was struck by a series of earthquakes leaving the city grappling with the aftershocks. The strongest earthquake to hit Taiwan was registered to be of magnitude 6.3, as reported by the U.S. Geological Survey. Fortunately, there were no casualties from these tremors, though two previously evacuated multi-story buildings suffered additional damage

Depth: Shallow, at only 5.5 kilometers [Taiwan Hit By Dozens Of Earthquakes].

Location: Centered south-southwest of Hualien County Hall Recent Earthquake Report 

Largely rural and sparsely populated Hualien was hit by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake on April 3 that killed at least 14 people, and there have been more than 1,000 aftershocks since.

Buildings across large parts of northern, eastern and western Taiwan, including in the capital, Taipei, swayed throughout the night, with the largest quake measuring a 6.3 magnitude. All were very shallow.

Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration said the spate of earthquakes starting Monday afternoon – which it put at about 180 – were aftershocks from the large April 3 quake.

Seismological Centre Director Wu Chien-fu told reporters that the aftershocks were a “concentrated release of energy” and that more could be expected, though perhaps not as strong.

With heavy rain predicted for all of Taiwan this week, people in Hualien need to be prepared for further disruption, he added.

The Hualien fire department said two buildings, already uninhabited after being damaged on April 3, suffered further damage and were leaning