5.6-magnitude earthquake hits Taiwan

TAIPEI. November 22. KAZINFORM An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter Scale hit Taiwan's Hualien at 8:31 pm Beijing Time Sunday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center; Kazinform refers to China Daily.

The epicenter was monitored at 23.9 degrees north latitude and 121.6 degrees east longitude with a depth of about 10 kilometers, the center said.

Taiwan's weather bureau said earlier it was a 6.1-magnitude quake and its epicenter is about 40.7 kilometers deep.

The United States Geological Survey said the quake measures 5.6 on the Richter Scale and its epicenter is about 58.1 kilometers deep; Kazinform cites China Daily.

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