On the evening of May 6, at 5:45 p.m., a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck off the coast of Hualien, Taiwan. Just 7 minutes later, another magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurred. Both earthquakes were felt across the entire island.
According to the Taiwan Central Weather Bureau, at 5:45 p.m. on the 6th of May, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake with a depth of 15.6 kilometers hit the sea near Hualien County, 26 kilometers south of the Hualien County Government (latitude 23.76 degrees north, longitude 121.59 degrees east).
Areas with the highest intensity of level 4 shaking include Hualien County, Taitung County, and Nantou County.
The tremors were felt across Taiwan. Taichung City, Yilan County, Chiayi County, Yunlin County, Changhua County, Chiayi City, and Tainan City experienced the highest intensity of level 3 shaking; Miaoli County, Hsinchu County, Kaohsiung City, Hsinchu City, Taoyuan City, New Taipei City, and Pingtung County felt level 2 shaking; Taipei City, Keelung City, and Penghu County experienced level 1 shaking.
Just 7 minutes after the initial earthquake, another magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck off the coast of Hualien near latitude 23.74 degrees north and longitude 121.58 degrees east, with a depth of 16.1 kilometers.
Once again, the tremors were felt across Taiwan. The highest intensity of level 4 shaking was reported in Hualien County and Nantou County, while Taitung County, Taichung City, Yilan County, Chiayi County, Changhua County, Chiayi City, and Yunlin County felt level 3 shaking.
Last month on the 3rd of April, a powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Hualien, Taiwan, followed by numerous aftershocks. According to statistics from the Central Weather Bureau, as of midnight on April 10, there have been a total of 810 aftershocks following the main quake, both felt and unfelt. Among these aftershocks are multiple earthquakes with magnitudes of 6 or above.