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23:01, 19-Feb-2018
M4.9 earthquake hits Taiwan, no casualties reported
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An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 hit Yilan County in Taiwan at 10:47 p.m. BJT on Monday, according to China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
The epicenter was monitored at 24.61 degrees north latitude and 121.63 degrees east longitude with a depth of 59 kilometers.
No casualties or damages have been reported in the earthquake, but tremor was felt across Taiwan and in various regions of southeast China's Fujian Province.
Taiwan's meteorological authority said the quake was measured at 5.3 magnitude.
The earthquake came just two weeks after a 6.5-magnitude quake which jolted Hualien County in eastern Taiwan, left 17 people dead and caused serious damage to buildings in the city.
According to preliminary estimation, there was no direct link between the two quakes.
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