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Magnitude 5.7 earthquake rattles Taipei
Magnitude 5.7 struck Taipei's Beitou District
By Keoni Everington,Taiwan News, Staff Writer
2018/01/17 14:12
credit: CWB
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) -- A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Taiwan's capital city of Taipei today (Jan. 17) at 1:59 p.m., with an intensity level of 3 being felt in Taipei City, New Taipei City and Yilan County, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB).
The epicenter of Wednesday's quake was 12.3 kilometers north-northwest of Taipei City Hall in the mountainous district of Beitou at a depth of 140 kilometers, making it an intermediate earthquake in terms of depth.
In addition to an intensity of 3 felt around Taipei, an intensity level of 2 was felt in Taoyuan City, Hualien City, Taichung City, Central Hsinchu City, Nantou County, and Hsinchu County. An intensity level of 1 was experienced in Keelung City, Miaoli County, Changhua County, Yunlin County, and Taitung County.
No injuries were reported at the time of publication.
Located along the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, Taiwan uses an intensity scale of 1 to 7, which gauges the degree to which a quake is felt in a specific location.
Map of quake epicenter and levels of intensity. (CWB)
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Taipei earthquake: Buildings shake as strong 5.7 magnitude seismic shock rattles Taiwan
No casualties reported as city reels following sudden strike
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Taiwan is frequently subjected to seismic shocks due to its location on the cusp of the Pacific "ring of fire" Wikimedia Commons
An earthquake reaching 5.7 on the Richter scale struck parts of Taipei on Wednesday afternoon, according to the government, with several witnesses reporting buildings rocking in downtown Taipei.
Taiwan's mountainous Beitou District was hardest hit as the earthquake struck 12 miles east of the capital at a depth of 87 miles below the surface, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre.
So far no casualties have been reported and damage to buildings appears to be minimal.
World news in pictures
Tech giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the world's largest chipmaker, said it did not suffer any damages, according to a spokesperson.
Taiwan sits on the Pacific "ring of fire", an area known as an earthquake hotspot due to its close proximity to shifting tectonic plates.
Magnitude 5.7 earthquake rattles Taipei
Magnitude 5.7 struck Taipei's Beitou District
By Keoni Everington,Taiwan News, Staff Writer
2018/01/17 14:12
credit: CWB
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) -- A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Taiwan's capital city of Taipei today (Jan. 17) at 1:59 p.m., with an intensity level of 3 being felt in Taipei City, New Taipei City and Yilan County, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB).
The epicenter of Wednesday's quake was 12.3 kilometers north-northwest of Taipei City Hall in the mountainous district of Beitou at a depth of 140 kilometers, making it an intermediate earthquake in terms of depth.
In addition to an intensity of 3 felt around Taipei, an intensity level of 2 was felt in Taoyuan City, Hualien City, Taichung City, Central Hsinchu City, Nantou County, and Hsinchu County. An intensity level of 1 was experienced in Keelung City, Miaoli County, Changhua County, Yunlin County, and Taitung County.
No injuries were reported at the time of publication.
Located along the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, Taiwan uses an intensity scale of 1 to 7, which gauges the degree to which a quake is felt in a specific location.
Map of quake epicenter and levels of intensity. (CWB)
earthquake quake temblor tremor seismic event
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Taipei earthquake: Buildings shake as strong 5.7 magnitude seismic shock rattles Taiwan
No casualties reported as city reels following sudden strike
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Taiwan is frequently subjected to seismic shocks due to its location on the cusp of the Pacific "ring of fire" Wikimedia Commons
An earthquake reaching 5.7 on the Richter scale struck parts of Taipei on Wednesday afternoon, according to the government, with several witnesses reporting buildings rocking in downtown Taipei.
Taiwan's mountainous Beitou District was hardest hit as the earthquake struck 12 miles east of the capital at a depth of 87 miles below the surface, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre.
So far no casualties have been reported and damage to buildings appears to be minimal.
World news in pictures
Tech giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the world's largest chipmaker, said it did not suffer any damages, according to a spokesperson.
Taiwan sits on the Pacific "ring of fire", an area known as an earthquake hotspot due to its close proximity to shifting tectonic plates.
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