cenc measured a magnitude-4.4 earthquake at 19:30 on Aug 15 offshore Yilan County, Taiwan, with a focal depth of 73 km.

President Trump on the 14th at Andrews Joint Base in Maryland confirmed the USS Lincoln, whose prolonged Middle East deployment has raised questions about onboard living conditions and crew mental health, will be replaced. He said the carrier is "leaving or about to leave" and will be relieved "by a very similar ship." U.S. officials said on the 13th they were preparing to send USS George Washington to the region to replace Lincoln. Asked whether families were increasingly worried about crew safety, Trump said, "No, they are not." He added Lincoln's nearly nine-month deployment was "far from enough."

据福克斯新闻：美国总统特朗普表示，美国将对伊朗实施严厉经济打击。