Overview
- Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration measured a magnitude 7.0 quake off Yilan at about 73 km depth, while the USGS later placed it at 6.6, with shaking widely felt in Taipei.
- Taiwan reported brief power cuts to roughly 3,000 households and temporary rail delays during safety inspections, with services restored and no casualties reported so far.
- Peru’s IGP confirmed a magnitude 6.0 quake at 21:51 local time, 67 km west of Chimbote at 52 km depth, with intensity V in the city and shaking reported as far as Lima.
- Peru’s navy ruled out a tsunami, and initial national monitoring found no fatalities, but the COER La Libertad reported at least seven homes damaged and three people injured in several districts.
- Security videos from Chimbote showed evacuations and goods falling in shops as authorities in both countries continued assessments and warned of possible aftershocks.