― File picTAIPEI, May 12 ― Buildings shook violently in Taiwan’s capital Taipei today as a 5.6-magnitude quake hit off the island’s northeast coast.
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The epicentre of the quake, which struck at 11.17 a.m., was at sea, 19.7 km southeast of Yilan county, at a depth of 17.5 km, according to the Central Weather Bureau.
USGS assesed that the quake occured on Thursday was a 5.9-magnitude.
In February, a 6.4-magnitude quake hits the country, thus making a large apartment in southern Taiwan topple. The tremor claimed 2,400 lives and ruined 50,000 buildings. There were no immediate reports of damage.
The quake struck at about 9:30 p.m. and was centered three miles northwest of The Geysers and 14 miles north of Healdsburg.
The tremor lasted for about 100 seconds, Bloomberg reported, citing local broadcaster Sanlih Television.
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In February, a 6.4-magnitude natural disaster struck southwest Taiwan, killing 117 people and toppling a high rise residential building.
