Repeated earthquakes of 6.3 and 6 on the Richter scale

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan at 02:32 a.m. on Tuesday (local time, 9:32 p.m. on Monday in Greece), according to the island’s meteorological service.

The epicenter of the earthquake is located in Hualien province (east) and the focal depth is estimated at 5.5 kilometers, it is clarified in a related announcement. Six minutes earlier there was a magnitude 6 earthquake, centered a few kilometers to the north.

The two earthquakes were particularly felt in the capital Taipei, while there are no reports of major damage so far.

Earlier in the day there had also been a 5.9-magnitude tremor, 27 kilometers south of the same city. “We had the impression that we were experiencing one of the strongest earthquakes or one of the strongest aftershocks since the big one at the beginning of the month,” said an AFP worker, while another reporter said the building shook.

The Hualien Fire Department said on its official social media account that it had dispatched teams to assess possible damage.

On April 3, the area was the epicenter of a 7.4-magnitude earthquake that killed at least 17 people and injured more than 1,100 on the island.