5.2-magnitude earthquake hits east coast of Taiwan

9 July 2010 02:44 (UTC+04:00)

A moderate earthquake measuring 5. 2 on the Richter scale struck the east coast of Taiwan on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survay (USGS) said, Xinhua reported.
   The quake hit at 3:43 a.m. local time (1943 GMT Thursday), at about 90 km southeast of Taipei at a depth of 21 km, according to the USGS.

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