Significant magnitude 5.9 quake hits 26 km southeast of Hualien City, Taiwan around noon

Taiwan was shaken near Hualien City, Hualien, Taiwan, by an earthquake of magnitude 5.9 only 15 minutes ago, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported.
The quake hit at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter near Hualien City, Hualien, Taiwan, around noon on Thursday, December 15th, 2022, at 12:03 pm local time. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS), which listed it as a magnitude 5.9 earthquake as well. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 5.9, and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) at magnitude 6.0.
Generally quakes of this magnitude are recorded by more than one agency and the results can vary, with subsequent reports that come in after the first one often showing more accuracy.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should have been widely felt by almost everyone in the area of the epicenter. It might have caused light to moderate damage.
Moderate shaking probably occurred in Hualien City (pop. 350,500) located 26 km from the epicenter.
In Puli (pop. 86,400) located 82 km from the epicenter, Yilan (pop. 94,200) 109 km away, Nantou City (pop. 105,700) 112 km away, Taichung (pop. 1,040,700) 116 km away, Yuanlin (pop. 124,700) 121 km away, and Douliu (pop. 104,700) 123 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Taitung City (pop. 109,600) located 129 km from the epicenter, and Taipei (pop. 7,871,900) 143 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Dec 15, 2022 12:03 pm (GMT +8) local time (15 Dec 2022 04:03 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.9
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 23.78°N / 121.75°E (Philippine Sea, Taiwan)
Primary data source: GFZ
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