Powerful earthquake in Taiwan

The earthquake of magnitude 5,8 occurred on Sunday evening in Taiwan and was felt in many areas of this island. This was announced by the Taiwanese seismological service, which registered underground jacket at 22:11 local time.

Their epicenter was on the east coast, 19.2 km from Jualyan, and the hearth climbed at a depth of 15 km. The soil fluctuations were felt on the territory of the counties of Ilan, Hualyan, Nantau, Zhanghua, in a number of cities. Data on affected and damage to this hour has not been received.

Taiwan with a population of 23 million people is in one of the most seismically active zones of East Asia.