Today's earthquake likely December magnitude 7.0 aftershock
Posted on 2026-02-24 20:07:13
Today's magnitude 5.6 earthquake in northeastern Taiwan was probably an aftershock of December's magnitude 7.0 quake.
The Central Weather Administration also said further aftershocks possible but likely minor.
Today's temblor struck off the coast of Yi-lan at 12:37 p.m., with its epicenter in the sea some 17 kilometers east-southeast of Yilan County Hall at a depth of 67 kilometers.
The CWA said it could be an aftershock of the earthquake on Dec. 27, given the two events' similar locations and the two-month interval consistent with an aftershock sequence,
The December quake's epicenter was at sea about 32 kilometers east of Yilan County Hall at a depth of 73 kilometers.
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