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5.6-magnitude earthquake jolts off Taiwan

Xinhua, November 3, 2015 Adjust font size:

An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale jolted the waters off the coast of Taitung County in Taiwan at 05:09 a.m. on Monday. 

An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale jolted the waters off the coast of Taitung County in Taiwan at 05:09 a.m. on Monday.

The epicenter was monitored at 22.8 degrees north latitude and 121.7degrees east longitude, with a depth of 10 km, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).