Quanzhou 65438+February 19 earthquake?

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 occurred in Taiwan Province province, with strong earthquakes in Xiamen and Quanzhou.

Li Qiuheng, a special correspondent of Global Times, reported that an earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale occurred around 9: 02 p.m. in June, 65438 and February, 2009 in Taiwan Province Province, with strong earthquakes in Quanzhou and Xiamen, Fujian.

According to reports, the epicentre of the earthquake is about 25 kilometers southeast of Hualien Seismic Station, with a depth of 45.9 kilometers and a scale of 6.8. Hualien has the highest magnitude of 7, Yilan in the east and middle of Yunjiatai is 5, and Gaoping, Zhumiao and Tainan in the north are 4.

The US Geological Survey website put the earthquake at 6.4 on the Richter scale.

According to the response of netizens in Taiwan Province Province, strong earthquakes can be felt all over Taiwan from north to south, and netizens flocked to Taiwan Province's "central weather bureau" website to inquire, which also caused the website to be paralyzed for a time.

According to netizens in Quanzhou and Xiamen, Fujian, the earthquake was also very strong. (World Wide Web)

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Hualien, Taiwan at 9: 001this evening. Almost all stations felt the earthquake, lasting for tens of seconds. So far, there have been no reports of casualties.

According to the Taiwan Province Meteorological Bureau, the epicenter was 25.5 kilometers from the southeast coast of Hualien with a depth of 46 kilometers.

A disaster occurred in Taipei County, and houses collapsed on Qingyun Road in North County. There are no reports of casualties.