An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 occurred in Chishang Township, Taitung early this morning.

(The picture is taken from the Meteorological Bureau)

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit Taitung at 5:17 this morning. Areas south of Yilan, Hsinchu felt shaking. Taitung Haiduan, Chishang, Lidao, Luye, Beinan and Hualien Fuli all reached magnitude 4.

The epicenter of the earthquake was located at 23.12 degrees north latitude and 121.18 degrees east longitude, namely Chishang Township, Taitung County, with a depth of 13.3 kilometers.

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Areas with magnitude 3 earthquakes include Taitung Chenggong, Donghe, Taitung City, Kaohsiung Taoyuan and Nantou Yushan.

In addition to Taitung, Hualien, Kaohsiung, and Nantou, Chiayi County, Chiayi City, Pingtung, and Tainan felt a magnitude 2 earthquake.

Yunlin, Changhua, Taichung, Yilan, and Hsinchu had magnitude 1 earthquakes.