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M5.1 earthquake hits Taiwan
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14:34, August 27, 2008

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An earthquake measuring 5. 1 on the Richter scale hit Taiwan's Taitung in the southeast Wednesday early morning, with no casualties reported.

The quake struck at 1:48 a.m. Wednesday ( 0148 GMT Wednesday), and its epicenter was 23.2 degrees north latitude and 121.72 degrees east longitude, at a depth of 27.8 km, the island's seismology department said.

Source: Xinhua



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