BEIJING/ TAIPEI, March 23, (Bernama) — A 6.6-magnitude earthquake jolted waters off Taidong County in Taiwan at 1.41 am Wednesday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Centre (CENC).
According to Xinhua, the epicentre, with a depth of 20 km, was monitored at 23.45 degrees north latitude and 121.55 degrees east longitude, said the CENC.
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.
— BERNAMA
