In the early morning hours to the late morning of May 30th, there were three consecutive earthquakes off the coast of Hualien, Taiwan. Among them, two earthquakes measured at a magnitude of 5.3 and 5.1, respectively, with tremors felt across the island.
According to Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau, at 9:11 a.m. on the 30th, a 5.3 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of Hualien (latitude 24.19 degrees north, longitude 121.68 degrees east), with a depth of 17.9 kilometers. The bureau issued a “disaster prevention alert” for Hualien and Yilan.
The maximum intensity recorded was level 4, affecting areas such as Hualien, Nantou, and Taichung. Changhua and Yilan experienced level 3 intensity, while areas such as Taoyuan, Chiayi, Miaoli, Hsinchu County, New Taipei, and Yunlin felt a level 2 intensity. Locations with a level 1 intensity included Hsinchu City, Taipei, Taitung, and Tainan.
At 7:54 a.m. on the 30th, an earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale hit 12.7 kilometers east of the Hualien County Government and off the eastern coast of Taiwan, with a depth of 17.1 kilometers.
The maximum intensity reached level 4 in Hualien, while Nantou and Yilan experienced level 3 intensity. Taichung, Changhua, Taitung, and Yunlin registered a level 2 intensity. Areas such as Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Miaoli, New Taipei, Chiayi, Tainan, and Kaohsiung felt a level 1 intensity.
In the early morning of the 30th at 5:42 a.m., a 4.0 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of Hualien, with a depth of 8.3 kilometers.
Hualien experienced the highest intensity at level 4, while Yilan and Nantou felt a maximum intensity of level 2. Taichung recorded a maximum intensity of level 1.