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5.6-magnitude quake strikes Taiwan

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Christian Baha / BU

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USGS

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 struck off the eastern coast of Taiwan on Friday, the island's Central Weather Bureau said.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) measured the quake's magnitude at 5.5.

The epicenter of the quake was registered 73 kilometers from Taiwan's city of Hualien at a depth of 10 kilometers.

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