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Magnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes waters off eastern Taiwan

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred off the eastern coast of Taiwan at 04:48 local time on October 24, according to the Central Weather Administration. The tremor was centered roughly 31 kilometers east-southeast of Hualien County Hall at a depth of 15.4 kilometers, producing maximum intensities of 3 in parts of Hualien. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
3 differing positions reported on location across 3 publishers; unresolved.
  • newtalk臺灣東部海域
  • ltn台灣東部海域
  • ettoday東部海域
WhereTaiwan
24.461, 121.073 ±120 km
First reported33 hours ago
Published2026-10-23 23:09 UTC
Occurred2026-10-24
Sources3
How this travelled.
Reports12Independent tellings3
3 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Magnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes waters off eastern Taiwan. 2026-10-23T23:09:57.261Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:7266. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-23/04-485-0-c3fdaebd

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