M5.4 earthquake near Taitung, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 53 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan on 3 Apr 2019, 01:52 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Taitung, about 30 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.