The island is the result of uplift caused by the collision between the northern end of the Luzon Arc and the continental margin of China.

[5] The earthquake caused the tripping of several power stations in Taiwan, leading to a loss of 1,860 MW of electricity.

Electricity was fully restored before 11:30 a.m.[6][7] A bridge which connects Kaohsiung and Pingtung was blocked when it sank after the earthquake.

[10] A fire, which cost about 100 million TWD (US$4 million in 2023), occurred at a factory of the Everest Textile Co., Ltd (宏遠興業) in Tainan County (now part of Tainan City),[11] The quake also caused around 1 billion NTD in losses to several manufacturers in a high-tech industrial park.

[13] While the government continues to monitor the situation, Taiwan's Ministry of Defense dispatched troops to Jiasian.