Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 hits city in Taiwan

An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 on the Richter scale struck Taiwan's Hualien City on Friday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.

The earthquake occurred at 16:06:30 (UTC+05:30) and hit Hualien City, Taiwan at a depth of 16.1 km, the USGS said. It was recorded 88km south-southwest of the city.

The tremor's epicentre was 23.194°N and 121.422°E, respectively.

No casualties have been reported yet.

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