CWA warns of unstable weather, quake aftershocksStaff writer, with CNAThe weather in Taiwan is expected to become unstable as a frontal weather system approaches ahead of the Tomb Sweeping Festival from Friday to Monday next week, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said yesterday. In other news, the CWA said a magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck Pingtung County at 11:12am yesterday. The epicenter was in Pingtung’s Laiyi Township (來義), about 29.3km south-southeast of the Pingtung County Government building, at a depth of 23.3km, it said. The earthquake’s intensity was highest in Pingtung County, where it measured 3 on Taiwan’s seven-tier intensity scale. The quake also measured an intensity of 2 in Kaohsiung, Taitung County, Tainan and Chiayi County, the CWA said.

Source: Taipei Times March 29, 2026 17:13 UTC