5.6-magnitude quake hits off western Taiwan 24 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseA 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the western coast of Taiwan Monday, the US Geological Survey said, and was felt hundreds of kilometers away in Hong Kong. The quake hit around 100 kilometers (60 miles) off the island of Pinghu in the Taiwan Strait, at a depth of 13 km at 7:57 am (2357 GMT Sunday). There were local media reports of people running outside after the quake was felt in the city of Magong on Pinghu island. The island’s worst such disaster in recent decades was a 7.6-magnitude quake in September 1999 that killed around 2,400 people.

Source: Manila Bulletin November 26, 2018 01:18 UTC