TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A magnitude 5.9 earthquake rocked northeast Taiwan at 5:45 pm on Monday (May 6), followed seven minutes later by a second magnitude 5.9 quake at 5:52 pm, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA) .
The CWA said the epicenter of the first temblor was 26 km south of Hualien County Hall, with a shallow focal depth of 15.6 km. Taiwan uses an intensity scale of 1 to 7, which gauges the degree to which a quake is felt at a specific location.
The earthquake’s intensity registered a 4 in Hualien County, Taitung County, and Nantou County. An intensity level of 3 was recorded in Taichung, Yilan County, Chiayi County, Yunlin County, Changhua County, Chaiyi, and Tainan.
An intensity level of 2 was reported in Miaoli County, Hsinchu County, Kaohsiung, Hsinchu, Taoyuan, New Taipei, and Pingtung County.
An intensity level of 1 was measured in Taipei, Keelung, and Penghu County.
The second tremor struck 27.8 km south of Hualien County Hall at a focal depth of 16.1 km.
An intensity level of 4 was registered in Hualien County and Nantou County. An intensity level of 3 was recorded in Taitung County, Taichung, Yilan County, Chiayi County, Changhua County, Chaiyi, and Yunlin County.
An intensity level of 2 was measured in Kaohsiung, Miaoli County, Hsinchu County, Tainan, Hsinchu, New Taipei, and Taoyuan. An intensity level of 1 was reported in Taipei, Pingtung County, Keelung, and Penghu County.
No injuries or damage from either of the quakes have been reported as of publication.
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