A 6.6 magnitude earthquake strikes eastern Taiwan

Taipei, April 23 (CNA) Two 6.0- and 6.3-magnitude earthquakes struck Central Hualien County in eastern Taiwan at 2:26 a.m. and 2:32 a.m. on Tuesday, respectively, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA).

Authority data showed that the epicenter of the 6.0-magnitude earthquake was located off the coast of Hualien in the Pacific Ocean, 29.9 kilometers south of Hualien County Hall, at a depth of 10 kilometers.

The earthquake intensity, which measures the actual impact of a seismic event, was highest in Hualien County, at 5 on Taiwan's 7-level earthquake intensity scale. An intensity of 4 degrees was recorded in Nantou and Yilan counties, according to the CWA.

The quake was quickly followed by a larger 6.3 magnitude earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was located in Shufeng Town in Hualien, 17.2 km southwest of Hualien County Hall, and at a depth of 5.5 km, according to the meteorological agency.

The intensity of the earthquake was highest in Hualien County, with a magnitude of 5 degrees Celsius, while the intensity of the earthquake was recorded at 4 degrees in Nantou, Yilan and Taichung counties.

A total of 66 earthquakes with a magnitude of 4 or higher struck Hualien County from 5:08 pm on Monday to 3:20 am on Tuesday, including 14 earthquakes with a magnitude exceeding 5.0.

During a press conference earlier Monday evening, Wu Xinfu, director of the CWA's Earthquake Monitoring Center, said the series of quakes were aftershocks of the 7.2-magnitude quake that rocked Taiwan on April 3 and killed at least 17 people.

The high frequency of aftershocks is similar to the hours and days immediately following the April 3 earthquake.

(By Elizabeth Hsu)

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