4.5-magnitude earthquake jolts off Taiwan
(Xinhua) Updated: 2014-08-06 13:13BEIJING - A 4.5-magnitude earthquake jolted waters off southeastern Taiwan on Wednesday at 11:46 am (Beijing Time), the China Earthquake Networks Center said.
The epicenter was monitored at 22.4 degrees north latitude and 121.3 degrees east longitude, with a depth of 60 kilometers, it said.
The 4.5 magnitude is revised from 4.6 magnitude in the preliminary report by the CENC.
There are currently no reports of casualties.
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