TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck east Taiwan at 8:04 a.m. on Tuesday (April 23), according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA).

The CWA said the quake's epicenter was 19 km south of Hualien County Hall, with a shallow focal depth of 2 km. Taiwan uses an intensity scale of 1 to 7, which gauges the degree to which a quake is felt at a specific location.

The quake’s intensity registered a 5+ in Hualien County and a 4 in Nantou County and Yilan County. An intensity level of 3 was recorded in Taitung County, Taichung, Yunlin County, Taoyuan, Miaoli County, Chiayi County, Changhua County, and Hsinchu County.

An intensity level of 2 was reported in Chiayi, New Taipei, Hsinchu, Tainan, and Taipei. An intensity level of 1 was measured in Kaohsiung, Keelung, and Pingtung County.

Multiple tremors were recorded throughout Monday (April 22) and continued into Tuesday. Two buildings have reportedly tilted overnight in Hualien. 

Aftershocks have continued in Hualien since a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the area on April 3.