Buildings Shake as Deep Quake Hits Taiwan, but No Damage Reported

An aerial view shows a graffiti building at the Taipei Cinema Park on Dec. 10, 2020. Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images

TAIPEI—Buildings shook briefly in Taipei on Saturday as a deep, 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Taiwan, but there were no reports of damage.

The quake’s epicenter was just off the coast of Yilan county, at a depth of 72.2 km (44.9 miles), according to the island’s Central Weather Bureau.