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Witness location : Wufeng District (Taiwan, Province of China) (96 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

It last for some time

Witness location : Central District (Taiwan, Province of China) (100 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 60 min

Significant shaking. Could feel the floor moving significantly. Frames were knocking against the wall, and bottles toppled.

Witness location : Yuanshan Township (Taiwan, Province of China) (100 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Strong Earthquake in feltin Yilan Taiwan. Lasted long. Felt very strong horizontal and vertical movements.

Witness location : Nantun District (Taiwan, Province of China) (102 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Versy strong. Lasted for several seconds.

Witness location : Taichung City (Taiwan, Province of China) (104 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 68 min

Strong and long shaking

Witness location : Wuri District (Taiwan, Province of China) (105 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Heavy shaking in Taichung, about 30s

Witness location : Zhudong Township (Taiwan, Province of China) (113 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 27 min

Most serious earthquake I've ever felt. 3rd floor room shaking and swaying very hard. I almost evacuated the house! No damage, thankfully.

Witness location : East District (Taiwan, Province of China) (119 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Went in many directions it seemed for 30-40 seconds. Lots of creaking in 3rd floor apartment. Quite big. Alarming.

Witness location : Wuqi District (Taiwan, Province of China) (120 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1202 min

Horrível a sensação

Witness location : Xindian District (Taiwan, Province of China) (121 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 316 min

It shook like crazy

Witness location : Yangmei District (Taiwan, Province of China) (122 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Worst I have felt in a long time!

Witness location : Hsinchu County (Taiwan, Province of China) (122 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

That was, by far, the strongest earthquake I've ever felt in Taiwan. My normally very-sturdy apartment was rocking like mad, and things were toppling over and flying off the walls on the 4th floor in Zhubei.

Witness location : Yonghe District (Taiwan, Province of China) (125 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2578 min

Scared the pants off me. Very scary

Witness location : Yonghe District (Taiwan, Province of China) (127 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Insane shaking and rocking

Witness location : Baodouwu (Taiwan, Province of China) (127 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Very hugu earthquake

Witness location : New Taipei City (Taiwan, Province of China) (127 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Very long 20F Banqiao. A few broken items.

Witness location : Zhongli District (Taiwan, Province of China) (127 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Strong shaking for about twenty seconds. Rattled the cupboards pretty loudly, but no visible damage. Second floor.

Witness location : New Taipei City (Taiwan, Province of China) (128 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 71 min

Felt the shake again

Witness location : Da'an District (Taiwan, Province of China) (128 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Another shake but not as long yet it’s quite big

Witness location : Da'an District (Taiwan, Province of China) (129 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

Biggest earthquake ever experienced, things fell. Swimming left and ringt, couldn't walk straight

Witness location : Taipei City (Taiwan, Province of China) (129 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Biggest in a very long time. Quite scary! Good alarm clock though 😅

Witness location : Da'an District (Taiwan, Province of China) (130 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Dang! That was probably the biggest earthquake felt in Taipei! I was on ground floor and felt the surface rolling a bit and then the rumble and shaking started. First time to hear all the surrounding buildings rumble and possibly tiles falling off! Last about 30 seconds I would guess.

Witness location : Wanhua District (Taiwan) (130 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 296 min

Very heavy shaking. On the 15th floor we could feel the building rolling left and right for about 30 seconds. But no damage.

Witness location : Wanhua District (Taiwan, Province of China) (130 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Very strong shaking, drawers opened up, some items fell. We are 13 floors up

Witness location : Guishan District (Taiwan, Province of China) (132 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

The movement was very significant. Stuff falling crack in the wall

Witness location : Zhongshan District (Taiwan, Province of China) (132 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

Very strong on 12th floor. Things falling over in hotel room. Very scary.

Witness location : Xizhi District (Taiwan, Province of China) (134 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

A big rocker

Witness location : Siatayou (Taiwan, Province of China) (134 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2129 min

Just a lot of shaking and cracked sidewalks

Witness location : Wugu District (Taiwan, Province of China) (136 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 52 min

Scary shaking

Witness location : Dayuan District (Taiwan, Province of China) (138 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Coffee was on the table. Came back to it spilled over.

Witness location : Chiayi County (Taiwan) (142 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

5 second

Witness location : Tamsui District (Taiwan, Province of China) (148 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Very heavy.

Witness location : Sanzhi District (Taiwan, Province of China) (154 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

It felt like a 4 point scale to me.

Witness location : East District (Taiwan, Province of China) (172 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Swaying for about 20 seconds

Witness location : Xinxing District (Taiwan, Province of China) (192 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Yes

Witness location : Qianjin District (Taiwan, Province of China) (193 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Hotel shaking-kaohsiung

Witness location : Xiaogang District (Taiwan, Province of China) (193 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Gempa

Witness location : Kaohsiung City (Taiwan, Province of China) (194 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

I'm 200kms from the epicenter, in Kaohsiung, in 22nd floor, and this was crazy impressive how my building moved. Not used to this. Hope people in Hualien are ok ...

Witness location : Quanzhou City (China) (321 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

Doors shaking

Witness location : Xiamen City (China) (367 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

Me and many others felt it in Xiamen, China.

Witness location : Xiamen City (China) (371 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Felt it in Xiamen, Haicang outside in the street

Witness location : Zhonggeng (China) (631 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

Not a big earthquake many locals did say that there was abbidt of shaking and others said they didnt notice it.

Witness location : Shaoxing City (China) (694 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 643 min

I felt, shaked bu it was not so strong.

Witness location : Shaoxing City (China) (695 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

7th floor. TV shaking a little

Witness location : Hangzhou City (China) (721 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

I felt it too the building was moving as i stay in 22 floor in Hangzhou

Witness location : Hangzhou City (China) (728 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Город Ханчжоу. 728км от места землетрясение, почувствовали на третьем этаже нормально.

Witness location : Mid-Levels West (Hong Kong) (785 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Enough to make the building creak in Hong Kong

Witness location : Shanghai City (China) (816 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 46 min

24楼明显晃动，持续几十秒

Witness location : Wuxi City (China) (854 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 189 min

Mild shaking in wuxi china no damage

Witness location : Nanjing City (China) (949 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 31 min

Felt two relatively strong shakings in Nanjing