M5.3 earthquake near Tainan, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 18 km S of Tainan, Taiwan on 10 Feb 2017, 17:12 UTC at a depth of 16 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 Tainan, about 18 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.