6.6-magnitude earthquake hits waters off Taiwan

The epicentre, with a depth of 20 km, was monitored at 23.45 degrees north latitude and 121.55 degrees east longitude, Xinhua news agency reported citing said the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

Beijing/Taipei: A 6.6-magnitude earthquake jolted waters off Taitung County in Taiwan at 1:41 a.m. on Wednesday.

The epicentre, with a depth of 20 km, was monitored at 23.45 degrees north latitude and 121.55 degrees east longitude, Xinhua news agency reported citing said the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

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According to the meteorological agency of Taiwan, tremors were felt across the island as a series of earthquakes rattled eastern Taiwan on Wednesday morning.

To date, one person in Taitung County was slightly injured, power outages were recorded in several quake-struck areas, and a bridge in Hualien County collapsed, according to local fire authorities in Taiwan.