The three earthquakes that rocked Hualien within five minutes on Friday morning were aftershocks of the April 3 tremor, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said, advising that the epicenter is continuing to shift northward as the possibility of a strong aftershock remains.
CWA data show that three earthquakes struck off the coast of Hualien County from 9:35am to 9:40am on Friday, ranging from magnitude 4.1 to 5.1.
The strongest magnitude felt was a 4 in Hualien County’s Jici (磯崎) and Yanliao (鹽寮) areas.
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The tremors were still aftershocks of last month’s magnitude 7.2 earthquake, which are expected to continue for another three to six months, CWA Seismological Center Director Wu Chien-fu (吳健富) said.
Stress adjustment is continuing, so the epicenter of further aftershocks may continue to shift northward, he said
There have been 1,396 aftershocks of the April 3 earthquake as of 10am on Friday, 352 of which were widely felt and five of which measured at a magnitude 6 or above, CWA data showed.
Although the frequency is beginning to ease, Wu warned that there remains the possibility of an isolated strong aftershock.
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