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5.6-magnitude quake hits Taiwan: CENC

Updated: 07 01 , 2013 08:34
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BEIJING -- A 5.6-magnitude earthquake jolted the sea area off Hualien County on Taiwan's east coast at 7:51 a.m. Saturday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

The epicenter, with a depth of 8 km, was at 24.0 degrees north latitude and 122.3 degrees east longitude, the center said in a statement.