A magnitude 4 earthquake struck Kaohsiung, Taiwan, with tremors felt in 7 counties and cities.

According to measurements by Taiwan's meteorological department, a magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck Taoyuan District in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, at 9:25 a.m. on the 24th, with a focal depth of 5 kilometers and a maximum intensity of 4. The epicenter was located 75.7 kilometers northeast of the Kaohsiung City government, at coordinates 23.18 degrees north latitude and 120.74 degrees east longitude. Taiwanese media reported that the earthquake was felt in a total of 7 counties and cities, with the maximum intensity of 4 in Kaohsiung City, intensity 2 in Chiayi County and Tainan City, and intensity 1 in Nantou County, Yunlin County, Chiayi City, and Pingtung County. As of now, no official reports of casualties or property damage caused by the Kaohsiung earthquake have been found. Separately, according to data from Taiwan's meteorological department, two felt earthquakes occurred in succession in the waters off Hualien County in eastern Taiwan in the early hours of the 24th. The China Earthquake Networks Center officially determined that a magnitude 4.3 earthquake occurred in Taiwan's waters at 4:58 a.m., with a focal depth of 20 kilometers; a magnitude 4.1 earthquake occurred at 4:48 a.m., with a focal depth of 19 kilometers.