Taiwanese authorities indicated this Friday, April 26, that a major earthquake had struck the island. Its epicenter is located on the East Coast.
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A seismograph in California (United States), in 2018. Illustrative photo. | MIKE BLAKE / REUTERS
The Taiwanese meteorological service, also responsible for monitoring the island’s seismic activity, announced this Friday, April 26, 2024 (Saturday morning local time) that Taiwan had been shaken by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake.
An earthquake in eastern Taiwan
The epicenter of the earthquake is located near the east coast of the island, which is confirmed by the USGS, the American geological agency. The magnitude of the earthquake recorded by the latter is, however, slightly less significant (5.7).
Many other earthquakes have been recorded in the same area in recent hours and days. At the beginning of April, an earthquake killed 13 people in Taiwan.
