Taiwan’s northeast rattled by magnitude 6 offshore earthquake

Buildings in the capital, Taipei, have been shook by a magnitude 6 earthquake that struck off the northeast coast of Taiwan.

According to officials, the earthquake’s epicentre was located 20 kilometers (12 miles) offshore from Yilan County, at a depth of 112 kilometers (72 miles).

Taiwan’s fire department added that it had not received any reports of damage, and that monitoring was ongoing.

Taiwan frequently experiences earthquakes because it is located on the eastern boundary of two tectonic plates.

At least 19 people died and hundreds of buildings were damaged in a magnitude 7.4 earthquake in Hualien in April 2024. The strongest earthquake in 25 years was felt.

In the 2016 quake in southern Taiwan, more than 100 people were killed.