Magnitude 5.6 quake shakes northern TaiwanBy Kayleigh Madjar / Staff writerA magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck off the coast of Yilan County at 12:37pm today, with clear shaking felt across much of northern Taiwan. The epicenter of the quake was 16.9km east-southeast of Yilan County Hall offshore at a depth of 66.8km, Central Weather Administration (CWA) data showed. Photo courtesy of the Central Weather AdministrationThe maximum intensity registered at a 4 in Yilan County’s Nanao Township (南澳) on Taiwan’s seven-tier scale. Other parts of Yilan, as well as certain areas of Hualien County, Taipei, New Taipei City, Taoyuan, Hsinchu County, Taichung and Miaoli County, recorded intensities of 3. Residents of Yilan County and Taipei received an emergency alert on their mobile phones sent by the CWA.

Source: Taipei Times February 24, 2026 09:39 UTC