Taiwan hit by magnitude 6.9 earthquake followed two minutes later by a 6.1

A 6.9 magnitude earthquake has struck Taiwan.

The US Geological Survey said the tremor occured around 5 miles off the coast near the southeastern city of Taitung.

The quake shook buildings in the capital, Taipei, at the far north of the island.

The island’s weather bureau said, with no immediate reports of damage.

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 TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck southeast Taiwan on Wednesday morning (March 23) at 1:41 a.m., followed two minutes later by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB).

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 Magnitude    Mw 6.7
Region    TAIWAN
Date time    2022-03-22 17:41:37.4 UTC
Location    23.36 N ; 121.68 E
Depth    10 km
Distances    134 km ESE of Taichung, Taiwan / pop: 1,040,000 / local time: 01:41:37.4 2022-03-23
69 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan / pop: 350,000 / local time: 01:41:37.4 2022-03-23 

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Magnitude    ML 6.1
Region    TAIWAN
Date time    2022-03-22 17:43:25.7 UTC
Location    23.46 N ; 121.46 E
Depth    19 km
Distances    110 km ESE of Taichung, Taiwan / pop: 1,040,000 / local time: 01:43:25.7 2022-03-23
59 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan / pop: 350,000 / local time: 01:43:25.7 2022-03-23