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5.5-magnitude earthquake hits waters off Taiwan

Xinhua | Updated: 2017-09-21 06:45

BEIJING - A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck the waters off Hualien county of Taiwan at 10:29 pm Wednesday (Beijing Time), reported the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The epicenter was monitored at 23.35 degrees north latitude and 121.85 degrees east longitude, at a depth of 15 kilometers, the CENC said.

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