Overview
- Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration reported a magnitude 7.0 quake at 11:05 p.m. local time about 32 km off Yilan at a depth of roughly 73 km.
- International agencies gave lower estimates, with the USGS and EMSC listing the event around magnitude 6.6 to 6.7.
- Shaking was widely felt, including in Taipei, where intensity-4 levels were recorded, and authorities reported no immediate major casualties or widespread damage.
- Short-lived disruptions included slowed or halted rail and metro services, brief outages affecting more than 3,000 homes in Yilan, and precautionary evacuations at some TSMC facilities before staff returned.
- No tsunami alert was issued for Taiwan and India’s INCOIS reported no threat, as the CWA warned residents to expect possible aftershocks in the magnitude 5.5 to 6.0 range.