M5.0 earthquake near Hengchun, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 138 km SSW of Hengchun, Taiwan on 9 Aug 2018, 08:01 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 Hengchun, about 139 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.