Earthquakes were felt in the capital, Taipei
Two earthquakes, the stronger of which with magnitude 6.1, shook the eastern taiwanHualien Ski District, Reuters reported, citing taiwanthe weather service.
There are no reports of damage at this time.
The earthquakes were recorded with a pause between them of about half an hour. Earthlings a tremorthese were felt in the capital Taipeiinforms BTA.
The first earthquake had a depth of 24.9 km, and the second – with a magnitude of 5.8 and a depth of 18.9 km.
Taiwan has been rocked by more than a thousand aftershocks since the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck Hualien earlier this month, killing 17 people.
Taiwan is located where two tectonic plates meet and is prone to earthquakes.
Over a hundred people died in an earthquake in southern Taiwan in 2016, and in 1999 the island was rocked by a 7.3-magnitude earthquake that killed more than 2,000 people.
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