China News Service, Fuzhou, May 3 (Reporter Long Min) A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck the waters of Taitung County, Taiwan on the morning of the 3rd, and the coastal areas of Fujian felt a significant quake.
According to the official measurement by China Seismic Network, a magnitude 5.4 earthquake occurred in Taitung County, Taiwan (23.29 degrees north latitude, 121.60 degrees east longitude) at 11:24 on May 3, with a focal depth of 40 kilometers.
After the earthquake, Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Putian and other places along the coast of Fujian felt obvious tremors.
A reporter from Chinanews.com felt that the table and chairs were shaking in his home in Fuzhou that day, and the phone prompted an earthquake. According to the earthquake information service of Fujian Province, the reporter's location is 391 kilometers away from the epicenter, which affects about 2 degrees and is slightly sensible.
Chen Xing, a citizen of Quanzhou, also told a reporter from China News that the chandelier was shaking in a 6-story home in the city center for more than 10 seconds. Wang Bo, who traveled to Pingtan on the same day, also said that he felt a significant shock in Pingtan, the closest island to Taiwan. (Finish)