M5.0 earthquake near Yilan, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 23 km SSW of Yilan, Taiwan on 19 Feb 2018, 14:47 UTC at a depth of 56 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 Yilan, about 24 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.