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This morning’s earthquake was felt across Taiwan as it was both shallow and close to land, CWA Seismological Center Director Wu Chien-fu (吳健富) said.

Initial observations suggest that it was the main quake, although strong aftershocks are possible, Wu said.

This is the strongest earthquake to hit Taiwan since the magnitude 7.3 quake on Sept. 21, 1999, he said, adding that the intensity readings might be adjusted, but it initially appears to be a similar magnitude.

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The maximum magnitude was magnitude 6 in Hualien County and Heping. Subsequently, another earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 occurred at 08:00, another earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 (maximum intensity 5) occurred at 08:11, and a magnitude 5.4 earthquake occurred at 08:11.

According to the Meteorological Administration, the highest earthquake intensity measured in various places was Hualien County, with six strong earthquakes, Taichung City, Changhua County, Hsinchu County, Nantou County, Taoyuan City, New Taipei City, and Taipei City with five weak earthquakes, Taitung County, Chiayi County, Yunlin County, Kaohsiung City, Chiayi City, Hsinchu City, Tainan City, Keelung City, and Pingtung County are Level 4, Penghu County is Level 3, Lianjiang County is Level 2, and Kinmen County is Level 1.

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