Taiwan rattled by 5.6 magnitude earthquake; no reports of damage

“A 5.6 ​magnitude earthquake struck just ‌off the coast of ​Taiwan’s northeastern ⁠county of Yilan on Tuesday (February 24, 2026),” the island’s weather ‌administration said, with no reports of ‌damage.

“The quake briefly ‌shook ⁠buildings in ⁠the capital, Taipei. The quake had a depth of ​66.8 km (41.5 ‌miles),” the weather administration said.

The Fire Department said the quake’s ‌epicentre was 16.9 ​km (10.5 miles) from the county ⁠government seat and in coastal waters.

Taiwan lies near ‌the junction of two tectonic plates and is prone to earthquakes. More than 100 people ‌were killed in a ​quake in southern Taiwan in 2016, while ⁠a 7.3 magnitude ⁠quake killed more than 2,000 people ‌in 1999.