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5.7-magnitude quake jolts China’s Taiwan

The China Earthquake Networks Centre, CENC, has confirmed that a 5.7-magnitude earthquake jolted Hualien County of China’s Taiwan at 6:50 p.m. Monday (Beijing Time).

The epicentre was monitored at 23.76 degrees north latitude and 121.51 degrees east longitude.

According to CENC, the quake struck at a depth of 10 km.

”Previously at 6:46 pm Monday (Beijing Time), a 5.3-magnitude earthquake jolted the sea area near Hualien at a depth of 10 km, the authorities said.

The epicentre was monitored at 23.74 degrees north latitude and 121.59 degrees east longitude, according to the CENC.

Earlier in the day, another 5.3-magnitude earthquake jolted the sea area near Hualien at 5:08 p.m (Beijing Time).