Four Earthquakes Jolt Taiwan

Discovery News

Taiwan was rattled by four earthquakes during the weekend and on early Monday morning, but there were no reports of injuries or damage from any of the tremors.

A magnitude 4.6 quake hit Chiayi County in south Taiwan on Saturday at 1:43 a.m. local time. The tremor was centered about 12 miles beneath the surface of the earth.

On Sunday, a magnitude 5.2 quake struck 4 miles northwest of Tainan County, located southwest of the capital, Taipei.

The region of Tainan was jolted again by a magnitude 5.3 earthquake on Monday at 3:30 a.m. local time. It was followed within a half hour by a magnitude 4.6 tremor.

Taiwan is located above the Philippine and Eurasian tectonic plates, and is subject to frequent seismic activity caused by friction between the plates.