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Witness location : Yilan (Taiwan) (35 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Lights were shaking but it didn’t feel that strong. Felt like it lasted quite a while.

Witness location : Taipei (Taiwan) (54 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Barely noticeable in Taipei

Witness location : Taipei (Taiwan) (55 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Set off the presidential alert. Could feel some shaking in B2 of A11 in Taipei.

Witness location : Taipei (Taiwan) (58 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Two quick jolts. Felt like it went up and down first and then sideways thereafter.

Witness location : Banqiao (Taiwan) (60 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Slight shaking

Witness location : Banqiao (Taiwan) (68 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

3rd floor, Dingpu, a little shake, but the presidential alert was more jarring

Witness location : Daxi (Taiwan) (89 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Rattled the cabinets pretty good. No damage. Taoyuan, 14th floor

Witness location : Daxi (Taiwan) (92 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

It was a very sudden jolt, shook the the table enough that it actually knocked my bottle of tea over. Would have guessed at least a 6'5 shallow so quite surprised it was a 5'2 at 76 km deep very unusual shake.

Witness location : Hsinchu (Taiwan) (110 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Slightly scary, felt the fast first wave, then the juddering second wave followed a few seconds later.

Witness location : Taichung (Taiwan) (170 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 133 min

Felt it and I thought it was an earthquake but I was not sure.  It seemed to last longer than most although it was not very strong.

Witness location : Douliu (Taiwan) (217 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Small shake in Dalin

Witness location : Douliu (Taiwan) (217 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Small vibration