Earthquake Of 6.1 Magnitude Hits Taiwan; Depth Of 11.9 Kilometres

New Delhi: An earthquake of 6.1 magnitude hit Taiwan on Wendensday. According to the report by CGTN, the epicenter of the quake, which jolted the eastern part of the island at 5:47 p.m., was recorded at a depth of 10 kilometers, as per CENC.

A magnitude 5.8 #earthquake struck Taitung County in #Taiwan at 5:47pm on Dec 24, with a depth of 10km, according to the #China Earthquake Networks Center. pic.twitter.com/hqGulFJQGP

— Shanghai Daily (@shanghaidaily) December 24, 2025

Below are Taiwan earthquake visuals:

Taiwan: M6.0 earthquake hit Dec 24, 2025 at 09:47 UTC (17:47 local), depth ~12 km, per USGS. Epicenter near SE Taiwan (82 km ESE of Yujing). #地震 #sismo #deprem

Tremors felt across parts of the island.
📹mynameisushio, willripleyCNN pic.twitter.com/6xeBXBA7zo

— GeoTechWar (@geotechwar) December 24, 2025

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake rocks southeastern Taiwan

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Taitung County at 5:47 p.m. Wednesday, shaking items off shelves at a supermarket in the southeastern county. pic.twitter.com/To0TS8D6Ga

— Focus Taiwan (CNA English News) (@Focus_Taiwan) December 24, 2025

The below visuals shows CCTV footage the moment the earthquake struck Taitung City, Taiwan, showing the impact of the tremor.

A few minutes ago: CCTV footage captures the moment a 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck Taitung City, Taiwan, showing the impact of the tremor. pic.twitter.com/GQE1ajZPDk

— Weather Monitor (@WeatherMonitors) December 24, 2025

The video below shows the poweful impact of shallow quakes that seems more devastating due to their proximity to the surface. Sharing thevideo social media user wrote, ''Buildings shook as far as Taipei. Stay safe, Taiwan.''

🚨 BREAKING: Major Earthquake in Taiwan 🚨
A powerful M6.1 earthquake just struck Taitung at an extremely shallow depth of 10km. Shallow quakes can be far more devastating due to their proximity to the surface. Buildings shook as far as Taipei. Stay safe, Taiwan. 🙏🇹🇼 #Taiwan… pic.twitter.com/oF5ccinhSW

— SITA SHARMA (@sharma_S9) December 24, 2025

A preliminary magnitude 5.7 earthquake shakes north of Taitung City in Taiwan.

Buildings, communities, and lives are suddenly reminded how fragile stability really is.

Authorities need to act fast, residents need to stay alert. pic.twitter.com/TEUqIdTRDj

— TheCommonVoice (@MaxRumbleX) December 24, 2025