Sturdy earthquake rocks southeast Taiwan, no studies of injury | World News

A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of Taiwan on Saturday, the US Geological Survey mentioned.

The quake hit simply after 9:30 pm (1330 GMT) about 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of the coastal metropolis of Taitung at 10 kilometres deep, the USGS mentioned.

Native media initially reported no accidents or harm from the quake.

Taiwan's Central Climate Bureau put the magnitude barely decrease at 6.4 however mentioned it was shallower at 7.3 kilometres.

Taiwan is usually hit by earthquakes because the island lies close to the junction of two tectonic plates.

The island doesn't concern tsunami warnings except a quake is extra highly effective than magnitude 7.0.

Some earthquakes of 6.0 or extra can show lethal, though a lot is determined by the place the quake strikes and at what depth.

However the USGS estimated there was a low probability of casualties on Saturday, although mentioned some harm was doable.