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Witness location : (Taiwan, Province of China) (19 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Very strong shake

Witness location : (Taiwan, Province of China) (106 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Rather quick, but many objects in my apartment shook. My floor fan rocked quite a bit, as well as my towels, curtains, and bottles. However, nothing rocked in such a way that I thought it might fall over. Overall a fairly noticeable earthquake. The video provided was only taken after a majority of the quake was over.

Witness location : Hsinchu (Taiwan) (113 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

2 minutes later another one. Beipu Township, Taiwan.

Witness location : Zhubei (Taiwan) (116 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Small shaking for over a minute, then a break of a minute or two, followed by big shaking for a further thirty seconds. Furniture and wall hangings were shaking quite a lot.

Witness location : Zhubei (Taiwan) (124 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Second shake was greater than the first. Sideways movement.

Witness location : Daxi (Taiwan) (128 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Rattled the glasses in the cupboard pretty good. We felt two distinct quakes, less than a minute apart. The second one was slightly stronger than the first.

Witness location : Hsinchu (Taiwan) (128 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Long shaking. Subsided then came back stronger.

Witness location : Xindian (Taiwan) (129 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Taipei. Gov alarm but nothing

Witness location : Xindian (Taiwan) (129 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Second one move violent lights shake.

Witness location : Banqiao (Taiwan) (132 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

2nd round

Witness location : Banqiao (Taiwan) (133 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Long one and bigger

Witness location : Zhubei (Taiwan) (133 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

3 quakes in 2minutes

Witness location : Banqiao District (Taiwan, Province of China) (133 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

2 tremors in 3 minutes.The 2nd one bigger than the 1th one.5.8 according to the local news

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

Time : T0+ 15 min

left and right shake just feel like dizzy when you at higher floor

Witness location : Taoyuan City (Taiwan) (134 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

It was so long. At least 3 quakes it seemed.

Witness location : (Taiwan, Province of China) (135 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Two quakes. 3 mins apart. Second one was very big

Witness location : (Taiwan, Province of China) (135 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 839 min

Felt strongly 3rd Floor.

Witness location : Taipei (Taiwan) (135 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

2 quakes within 5 minutes. Second bigger and longer than the first with a gradual build

Witness location : Taipei (Taiwan) (135 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Big enough to feel on the Uber. Cray

Witness location : Taipei (Taiwan) (135 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

2 earthquakes within a few minutes of each other

Witness location : Taipei (Taiwan) (136 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

The emergency alert sounded way before the earthquake arrived, so finally our system worked perfectly! On the 6th floor in Taipei. Felt it but not very big. Just my glass door shaking.

Witness location : Taipei (Taiwan) (137 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Moderate shaking appr 10 - 15 sec. 2 times appr 1 - 2 minutes interval.

Witness location : Taipei (Taiwan) (137 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

J' ai été averti 3 mn plus tôt par une alerte, ça a bien bougé pendant quelques secondes, avec des bruits de friction

Witness location : Taipei (Taiwan) (137 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

We’re on 24th floor so earthquakes feel more pronounced than at street level.

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

Time : T0+ 17 min

felt 2 strong shakes within 2 min

Witness location : Taoyuan (Taiwan) (142 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Second quake 30 secs a little stronger than the first

Witness location : Taipei (Taiwan) (144 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

I was sitting on bench in park and I could felt the strong long shake

Witness location : Taipei (Taiwan) (160 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Felt bed shaking. Also very high wind gusts outside.

Witness location : Kaohsiung (Taiwan, Province of China) (187 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

12th Floor

Witness location : Kaohsiung (Taiwan, Province of China) (187 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

À kaohsiung Gushan district les rideaux les luminaires et mon lampion. Ont bougé