6.2 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Taiwan - EMSC

A powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake rattled Taiwan on Sunday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre.

The earthquake struck at a depth of 60 kilometres some 65 kilometres north of Taiwan's Hualien City and 30 kilometres south-southeast of Yilan.

M6.2 #earthquake (#地震) strikes 67 km SE of #Taipei (Chinese #Taipei) 8 min ago. Read eyewitnesses' stories & share yours: https://t.co/WmN0ACmAEA

— EMSC (@LastQuake) October 24, 2021

There has been no immediate reports about casualties or damage caused by the earthquake.

Just now survived 6.7 Rector Scale earthquake. It was a horrible experience and my legs are still shivering🥺. Hope people in Taipei city are safe. #earthquake #taipei #taipeiearthquake #horrible #horribleexperience #StaySafe @Taiwan_Today @TaiwanInsider @TaipeiCity pic.twitter.com/EYSeiPj1TF

— neha upadhyay (@research_freak) October 24, 2021

🇹🇼#TAIWÁN🚨#ÚLTIMAHORA | Así se percibió el #sismo de magnitud preliminar 6,2 en Taipéi. #earthquake #Temblor #Terremoto #Quake pic.twitter.com/3iBgjK3Ytc

— Rochex R. Robinson Bonilla (@RochexRB27) October 24, 2021

Taiwan is located near the Ring of Fire - an area along the rim of the Pacific Ocean featuring very high seismic activity.