A 3.0 small area felt earthquake occurred in Hualien at 0:41 a.m. today, with a maximum magnitude of 2.

(Extracted from the website of the Central Meteorological Administration)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] During the emergency repair of the collapse of the Suhua Highway on Taiwan’s 9th Line, there were successive earthquakes in Hualien late at night. At 0:41 this morning, an earthquake with a scale of 3.0 was felt in a small area. The epicenter was 37.5 kilometers north-northeast of Hualien County Government. Lin Xiang

The depth of the earthquake was 8.9 kilometers, and the maximum magnitude was 2. Hualien Heping and Yilan Aohua were hit.

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Not long ago, there was also an earthquake with a scale of 4.9 and a small area felt at 23:02 yesterday (13th), with a maximum magnitude of 2. The epicenter was in the eastern sea area 70.2 kilometers east of Hualien County Government, with a depth of 18.2 kilometers.

The largest earthquake in Hualien and Yilan was magnitude 2, and Shuangbei, Taichung, Nantou, Changhua, Yunlin, Chiayi, and Taitung were all magnitude 1.

The south entrance of the Daqingshui Tunnel at the 159.3 km of the Suhua Highway on Taiwan’s 9th Line suffered a major landslide on the 11th, and vehicles were dispatched to rush through it. The goal is to resume traffic at 5 pm tomorrow (15th).

At 23:02 in the middle of the night on the 13th, Hualien experienced an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 in a small area, with a maximum magnitude of 2.

(Extracted from the website of the Central Meteorological Administration)