The strongest earthquake recorded in Taiwan this Saturday morning reached magnitude 6.1.
No tsunami warning
Taiwan was shaken by a new series of earthquakes early Saturday morning, with the strongest reaching magnitude 6.1, according to Taiwan’s Central Meteorological Agency. Despite this, no tsunami warning has been issued and authorities have not reported any casualties or damage so far. This series of earthquakes comes after the island was shaken by several earthquakes on Tuesday, including one of magnitude 6.3. These tremors were described as aftershocks of the April 3 earthquake, which reached a magnitude of 7.4, the strongest in 25 years in Taiwan and caused the death of at least 17 people, as well as more than 1,100 injuries. .
Ten shakes in total
According to Le Figaro, a total of ten tremors were recorded early Saturday morning, with the strongest occurring at sea near the Hualien region at 2:21 a.m. This triggered alarms on mobile phones in Taipei. This tremor was followed by several others of lesser intensity before another earthquake of notable magnitude, 6.1 this time, occurred at 2:49 a.m. on dry land, about 40 kilometers from the city of Hualien.
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