Earthquake measuring 5.8 hits eastern seabed of Taiwan
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-10-13 10:45
BEIJING -- An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale struck a sea area
east of Hualian off the east coast of Taiwan, on Thursday, according to the
country's seismological monitoring network.
The tremor occurred at 22:46 p.m., with the epicenter of 122.6 east longitude
and 24.1 north latitude, about 80 kilometers from the Island of
Taiwan.
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