Magnitude 6.1 quake shakes TaitungStaff writer, with CNAA magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Taitung County at 5:47pm today, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said. The epicenter was about 10.1km north of Taitung County Hall, at a depth of 11.9km, CWA data showed. Photo courtesy of the Central Weather AdministrationThere were no immediate reports of damage. The earthquake's intensity, which gauges the actual effects of a temblor, was highest in Beinan Township (卑南), where it measured 5- on Taiwan's seven-tier intensity scale. It measured 4 in other parts of Taitung, as well as in Hualien and Pingtung counties, and 3 in Kaohsiung, Tainan and Chiayi and Nantou, Chiayi, Yunlin and Changhua counties.

Source: Taipei Times December 24, 2025 14:45 UTC