Overview
- The Central Weather Administration measured a magnitude 7.0 earthquake at 23:05 local time with an epicentre roughly 30–32 km east of Yilan at a depth of about 73 km.
- Buildings swayed in Taipei with level‑4 intensity reported in Taipei, Yilan and Hualien, and tremors were felt in Hong Kong, according to local observatories.
- Taiwan’s fire agency said no tsunami alert was issued for the island, and India’s INCOIS reported no threat, while Japan’s meteorological agency issued a limited advisory for parts of Okinawa.
- TSMC said shaking did not reach thresholds that require factory evacuations, and some transport services such as Taoyuan Metro paused operations as a precaution.
- The event is the strongest reported since the April 2024 Hualien quake and follows another significant tremor earlier this week, with assessments and aftershock monitoring ongoing.