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| Magnitude 6.1 quake shakes Taitung Staff writer, with CNA |
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Taitung County at 5:47pm today, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said. The epicenter was about 10.1km north of Taitung County Hall, at a depth of 11.9km, CWA data showed.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Taitung County at 5:47pm today, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said. The epicenter was about 10.1km north of Taitung County Hall, at a depth of 11.9km, CWA data showed.
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| Photo courtesy of the Central Weather Administration |
There were no immediate reports of damage.
The earthquake's intensity, which gauges the actual effects of a temblor, was highest in Beinan Township (卑南), where it measured 5- on Taiwan's seven-tier intensity scale.
It measured 4 in other parts of Taitung, as well as in Hualien and Pingtung counties, and 3 in Kaohsiung, Tainan and Chiayi and Nantou, Chiayi, Yunlin and Changhua counties.
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