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5.9-magnitude earthquake jolts Taiwan's Hualien: CENC

5.9-magnitude earthquake jolts Taiwan's Hualien: CENC

Beijing/Taipei, June 20 (UNI/Xinhua) A 5.9-magnitude earthquake jolted eastern Taiwan's Hualien County at 9:05 a.m. Monday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
The epicenter was monitored at 23.66 degrees north latitude and 121.52 degrees east longitude, with a depth of 10 km, the CENC said.
All counties and cities across the island felt the tremor. Another four earthquakes occurred subsequently, including a 5.0-magnitude quake at 9:39 a.m., according to the island's meteorological agency.

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