China News Agency, Beijing, January 16. An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale occurred at 16:15 in the eastern waters of Taiwan on the 16th. The earthquake was felt throughout Taiwan, with a maximum magnitude of 3.
No damage has been reported so far.
According to the China Seismological Network, the earthquake was 4.9 on the Richter scale.
According to reports from the Central News Agency and the United News Network, the earthquake report released by the Taiwan Meteorological Department showed that the epicenter of the earthquake was located 66.5 kilometers northeast of the Hualien County Government, that is, the eastern waters of Taiwan, with a focal depth of 55.4 kilometers.
The largest earthquake in Taiwan is: Hualien County, Yilan County, Nantou County, Taitung County, 3, Taipei City, New Taipei City, Taoyuan City, Hsinchu City, Chiayi City 2, and other counties and cities measured 1.
After the earthquake, people in Xiamen, Fuzhou and other places expressed that they felt the earthquake.
Lin Yun, a resident of Fuzhou, said that he felt furniture shaking in a high-rise building in the downtown area, and then logged on to the online platform to learn that the earthquake was caused by the earthquake in Hualien, Taiwan.
The Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Zone is the area closest to the mainland of Taiwan.
Xiao Chen, a resident of Pingtan, told reporters that the chandelier in his home shook for a while, and the tremor was obvious.
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