Magnitude 5 Earthquake Rocks Taiwan’s West Coast

Taipei: A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck off Taiwan's west coast at 6:56 a.m. Saturday, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA). The earthquake's epicenter was located in the Taiwan Strait, about 93.9 kilometers east of Kinmen County Hall, at a depth of 17.2 km, CWA data showed. According to Focus Taiwan, there were no immediate reports of damage. The earthquake's intensity, which gauges the actual effects of a temblor, was highest in Kinmen, Penghu, Changhua, Yunlin, and Chiayi, where it measured 2 on Taiwan's seven-tier intensity scale. It also measured 1 in Matsu, Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Miaoli, Nantou, Taichung, and Tainan.