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Quake jolts Taiwan, no damage reported

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-10-04 10:36

BEIJING: Tremor was felt in almost the whole Taiwan island early Sunday morning as a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit the sea off Hualien of east Taiwan, local meteorological authorities said.

No casualties had been reported in the island till near Sunday noon.

The authorities said the earthquake was a normal release of energy and there was no need for panic.

The quake happened at 1:36 am. The epicenter, at a depth of about 10 km, was located at 23.7 degrees north latitude and 121.6 degrees east longitude, according to the national seismological network.