4.5-magnitude earthquake hits off northeast Hualien

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The China Post/Asia News Network
Sat, Mar 19, 2011

An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale struck Eastern Taiwan at 7:12 p.m. last night, according to the Central Weather Bureau.

The epicenter was 26 kilometers off the northeast of Hualien County and hit at a depth of 5.5 kilometers.

The earthquake was mainly felt in Eastern Taiwan with an intensity of 3 felt in the Taroko Gorge in Hualien and Nanao in Yilan.

Other parts of the countries felt a slight shake with an intensity of 1 in Nantou's Hehuanshan Mountains and Taoyuan County.

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