M5.0 earthquake near Yilan, Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 34 km SE of Jiufen, Taiwan on 30 Sept 2020, 04:37 UTC at a depth of 106 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Yilan, about 35 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.