Magnitude 5.4 quake jolts Taiwan

Most of the island felt the quake

Taiwan News
Date: 2019/10/17
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

A 5.4 earthquake struck off Taiwan's east coast Thursday evening (image courtesy of the Central Weather Bureau).

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – A magnitude 5.4 quake struck under the Pacific east of Taiwan Thursday (October 17) evening, but most of the island except the southern end felt the tremor, the Central Weather Bureau reported.

The temblor struck at 7:44 p.m., 16.5 kilometers under the ocean and 83.6 km east of the Hualien County Government building.    [FULL  STO-RY]

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