6.3 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts In Taiwan Region

An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck Taiwan region early on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said as quoted by Reuters.

The quake’s epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), it said.  The earthquake’s epicentre was in the sea off Taiwan’s Taitung county, at a depth of 16.5 km (10.3 miles), the weather bureau said.

It reported only minor shaking in the county, a largely rural area. The quake was not felt in the capital Taipei. Taiwan lies near the junction of two tectonic plates and is prone to earthquakes.

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