Quake Of Magnitude 6.1 Hits East Taiwan

Umer Jamshaid Published April 18, 2019 | 12:30 PM

Quake of magnitude 6.1 hits east Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 18th Apr, 2019) An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck Taiwan's coastal city of Hualien on Thursday, Reuters has said, adding that there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

A Reuters witness said the quake shook buildings in the capital, Taipei.

It hit at a depth of 18 km (11 miles). No other details were immediately available.

The United States Geological Survey put the magnitude of the quake at 6.4, adding that it struck at a depth of 15 km (9 miles) northwest of Hua-lien.

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