An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.1 on the Richter Scale occurred at 3:48 p.m. in Yangmei District, Taoyuan City, with a depth of only 5 kilometers.

(The picture is taken from the Central Meteorological Bureau)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] An earthquake with a scale of 3.1 on the Richter scale occurred at 3:48 pm today (15th) in Yangmei District, Taoyuan City. The depth of the earthquake was only 5 kilometers. Residents reported hearing loud noises.

According to observations by the Central Meteorological Bureau, a magnitude 3.1 earthquake occurred in Taoyuan City at 3:48 pm today. The epicenter was at 24.9 degrees north latitude and 121.16 degrees east longitude, which is 17.2 kilometers southwest of Taoyuan City Hall, located in Yangmei District, Taoyuan City. The depth of the earthquake was only 5 Kilometers away, Taoyuan City and Xinwu had magnitude 2 earthquakes, and Zhongli and Hsinchu counties had magnitude 1 earthquakes. Many people expressed that they heard explosions right after the earthquake.

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At 8:15 am on the 5th, a magnitude 3.2 felt earthquake occurred in Taoyuan City. The epicenter was at 24.91 degrees north latitude and 121.16 degrees east longitude, that is, 17.1 kilometers southwest of Taoyuan City Hall. Many residents in Yangmei District reported that they heard a jump Sound, thought it was an explosion.

At that time, Chen Guochang, director of the Earthquake Forecasting Center of the Central Meteorological Administration, said that there were few earthquakes in the west, and there were not many earthquakes here. Since 1973, there have only been 12 earthquakes, of which only two have a magnitude greater than 4.0, which occurred in 2000, with a magnitude of 4.2. , 4.3, in recent years, there will be an earthquake on average every 7, 8 to 10 years; since the epicenter is on the edge of the Hukou fault, the influence of fault activity cannot be ruled out.

An earthquake also occurred in Yangmei District 10 days ago.

(The picture is taken from the Central Meteorological Bureau)