The China Earthquake Network officially determined that at 7:58 on April 3, a 7.3-magnitude earthquake occurred in the sea area of Hualien County, Taiwan (23.81 degrees north latitude, 121.74 degrees east longitude), with an epicenter depth of 12 kilometers. The epicenter was located at 23.81 degrees north latitude and 121.74 degrees east longitude, about 14 kilometers from the island of Taiwan.
According to the China Earthquake Network Quick Report Directory, a total of 256 earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher have occurred within 200 kilometers of the epicenter in the past five years, and the largest earthquake is this earthquake.
The earthquake was strongly felt in Xiamen, Fuzhou, Quanzhou and Ningde in Fujian. The earthquake was felt in Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Jiangxi and other places.
The Tsunami Warning Center of the Ministry of Natural Resources issued a Tsunami Level I Alert (red). Based on preliminary seismic parameters, the earthquake may cause a local tsunami around the epicenter.
According to CCTV news, schools in Taipei City were evacuated by earthquake.
Netizens in Fujian, Zhejiang and other places:
The tremor was felt strongly
Source: China Earthquake Network, CCTV News, netizen comments
Editor: Zhu Lingfang