[The Epoch Times, 15 dicembre 2022]At noon on December 15, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred in eastern Taiwan, and the earthquake was felt throughout Taiwan.
On the 15th, the Central Meteorological Bureau of Taiwan issued a warning that at 12:03 a magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred off the coast of Hualien in eastern Taiwan (23.77 degrees N latitude , 121.78 degrees east longitude), with a depth of about 5.7 kilometers. Subsequently, aftershocks of magnitudes 4.6 and 4.3 occurred successively at 12:05 and 07. By 12:24, eight aftershocks had occurred.
According to the Meteorological Bureau report, the greatest earthquake intensity was in Hualien, with a magnitude of 5. Other areas include Taitung, Yilan, Nantou, Chiayi, Changhua, Taichung and Yunlin counties and cities as level 4; Kaohsiung, Hsinchu, Tainan, Shuangbei, Miaoli, Taoyuan and Pingtung as level 3; Penghu level 2, all of Taiwan feels.
The Central News Agency reported that the Kaohsiung MRT and light rail were temporarily suspended, and after confirming that there was no abnormality, normal operation resumed at 12:20.
Taiwan Railway Bureau said Suxin-Yilan, Suxin-Hualian-Yuli, Taichung-Changhua (Shan)-Eshui, Minxiong-Nanjing will be handled in accordance with magnitude 4 earthquake regulations, Fuli-Taitung, Yilan- Dali, Keelung -Zhu South, Tainan-Kaohsiung, Zhunan-Changhua (sea), Zhunan-Taichung (mountain), Ershui-Minxiong, according to the magnitude 3 earthquake regulations.
Responsible editor: Xiao Lusheng
