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4.9-magnitude quake hits Taiwan's Hualien: CENC

Xinhua,February 08, 2018 Adjust font size:

BEIJING, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- A 4.9-magnitude earthquake jolted waters near Hualien County of Taiwan at 8:54 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The epicenter was monitored at 23.94 degrees north latitude and 121.62 degrees east longitude, the center said in a statement. The quake struck at a depth of 8 km. Enditem