Taiwan rattled by 5.3-magnitude quake, no immediate reports of damage
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A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan’s sparsely populated east coast county of Hualien on Sept 21.
PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM USGS
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TAIPEI - A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan’s sparsely populated east coast county of Hualien on Sept 21, the island’s weather administration said, with no immediate reports of damage.
The quake shook buildings in the capital, Taipei. It had a depth of 17km, the weather administration said.
Taiwan lies near the junction of two tectonic plates and is prone to earthquakes.
In April, Hualien was hit by the biggest earthquake to affect Taiwan
More than 100 people were killed in a quake in southern Taiwan in 2016, while a 7.3-magnitude quake killed more than 2,000 people in 1999. REUTERS
