M5.4 earthquake near Taitung, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 89 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan on 8 Mar 2019, 02:32 UTC at a depth of 13 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 46 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.