Taiwan Earthquake: 5.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Taiwan’s east coast

A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan’s east coast on Saturday, putting Hualien county, as reported by the island’s climate administration. No instant injury was reported following the tremor, which shook buildings within the capital, Taipei. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 17 km (10.6 miles).
This quake got here months after Hualien skilled its largest earthquake in a minimum of 25 years, which resulted in 9 fatalities, over 900 accidents and 1000’s of aftershocks.
Taiwan has persistently grappled with its geological challenges attributable to its location close to the convergence of two tectonic plates, which made it liable to seismic exercise.
In previous years, Taiwan witnessed devastating earthquakes, together with a 2016 quake in southern Taiwan that claimed greater than 100 lives and a deadly 7.3 magnitude quake in 1999 that resulted in over 2,000 deaths.