Friday, 16 August 2024 () Taipei (AFP) Aug 16, 2024
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit off Taiwan's east coast Friday morning, the United States Geological Survey said. The tremor struck at 7:35 am (2335 GMT) at a depth of 15 kilometres (about nine miles) near Hualien, epicentre of a major quake in April, according to the USGS. The island's Central Weather Administration, which initially reported a 6.3-magnitude quake, issued a mobile phone
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