Earthquake: Strong earthquake tremors were felt about 80 times in Taiwan overnight, know what was the intensity of the earthquake?

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Strong earthquakes struck Shoufeng Township, Hualien County in eastern Taiwan five times within just 9 minutes on Monday, central news agency Focus Taiwan reported. It is being said that strong earthquake tremors were felt more than 80 times throughout the night on Monday. The seismic activity began between 5:08 pm and 5:17 pm (local time) and continued throughout the night, leaving people in panic. According to news agency Reuters, more than 80 earthquake tremors were felt throughout Monday night.

This was the intensity of the earthquake
More than 80 earthquakes were felt off the east coast of Taiwan between 5 pm and 12 am on Monday. Among these, the highest intensity was recorded at 6.3 and 6. According to Indian time, two strong earthquakes occurred at an interval of a few minutes around 12 o’clock in the night. It was 2:26 and 2:32 in the night in Taiwan. Taiwan’s Meteorological Department said that the epicenter of the earthquake was 5.5 kilometers below the ground in the eastern county of Hualien.

Two buildings were damaged
Two buildings have been damaged in Hualien area due to the earthquake. Of these, one building has collapsed and the other has leaned towards the road. Along with Taiwan, light tremors were also felt in Japan, China and Philippines. At present there is no news of any damage. “Five earthquakes struck Shoufeng Township, Hualien County, eastern Taiwan in 9 minutes between 5:08 pm and 5:17 pm (UTC 8),” CNA Focus Taiwan posted on Twitter.

A few days ago there was a strong earthquake, four died
Let us tell you that two weeks ago, a powerful earthquake of 7.4 magnitude on the Richter scale occurred off the eastern coasts of Taiwan, in which four people died and more than 700 others were injured. “Earthquake preliminary information: M 6.5 – struck 11 km northeast of Hualien City, Taiwan,” the US Geological Survey (USGS) said in a post on Twitter. The National Fire Agency said a quake struck Hualien City on April 3. The earthquake killed four people and injured more than 700, with 132 of the injured in Hualien County, near the epicenter.