TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck under the Pacific Ocean east of Hualien County Wednesday at 7:55 p.m., the Central Weather Administration said. The quake struck 25.9 kilometers south-southwest of Hualien County Hall at a focal depth of 10.2 kilometers. The epicenter was located in the township of Fenglin.

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck a mountainous, rural area of Taiwan’s south on Jan 21, the island’s weather administration said, injuring 27 people and causing ceilings of homes to cave in according to the local authorities. The quake had a depth of 9.4km with its epicentre in Dapu township in Chiayi county, the weather administration said.

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck southern Taiwan, leaving 27 people with minor injuries and some reported damage.