Another noticeable earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 occurred late at night, unrelated to the Hualien earthquake

By MOOK Scenic Spots Home, compiled report

Another noticeable earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 occurred in the early hours of Monday, the 26th, felt across almost the entire country, though most people were asleep and may not have noticed.

Prior to this earthquake, strong quakes also struck off the coast of Fukushima, Japan, and Bougainville Island in the South Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea, with magnitudes of 5.7 and 7.5 respectively; while the quake in the early hours of Monday had a depth of only 17.7 kilometers, with the epicenter located offshore from Yilan. The highest shaking was recorded in Yilan’s Nan’ao at level 5, Hualien at level 4, Yilan and Hehuanshan in Nantou at level 3, and New Taipei, Taipei, Taoyuan, Taichung, Miaoli, and Yunlin at level 2. Southern regions felt little to no shaking.