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11:33, February 18, 2008 |
An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale hit eastern Taiwan at 04:35 Monday (2035 GMT), according to a bulletin released by the Hong Kong Observatory.
The epicenter was initially determined to be 23.3 degrees north latitude and 121.5 degrees east longitude, about 70 kilometers north-northeast of Taitung, a major town in the east of the island province.
There were no immediate reports of casualties or damages. Source: Xinhua
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