Taiwan rattled by 5.6 magnitude quake, no immediate reports of damage
The earthquake had a depth of 10 km but no other details were immediately available.
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PUBLISHED ONApril 02, 2019 6:41 PM
TAIPEI - A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan's south-eastern county of Taitung on Wednesday (April 3), the island's weather bureau said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
A Reuters witness said the quake shook buildings in the capital, Taipei. The quake had a depth of 10 km but no other details were immediately available.
Taiwan, a self-ruled island that China considers its own, lies near the junction of two tectonic plates and is prone to earthquakes.
More than 100 people were killed in a quake in southern Taiwan in 2016, and some Taiwanese remain scarred by a 7.6 magnitude quake that killed more than 2,000 people in 1999.