Strong earthquakes jolt Taiwan, Indonesia

A 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit western Taiwan in the morning of March 4, according to information released by China’s seismographic agency.
A 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit western Taiwan in the morning of March 4, according to information released by China’s seismographic agency.

The epicentre, at a depth of about 5 km, was about 29 km from Taitung city.

No casualties or property damage have been reported.

The same day, two earthquakes measuring 5.3 and 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted Western Java and North Sulawesi of Indonesia.

According to Indonesia’s National Meteorology and Geophysics Agency, the 5.3 quake struck at 2:34 a.m. Jakarta time and with its epicentre at 121 km southwest Ujungkulon of Banten province and at a depth of 30 km. About an hour later, the second quake was felt, with an epicentre 45 km southeast of Melonguane in North Sulawesi province and with the depth of 13 km, the agency said.

Reports on casualties and losses for the Indonesian temblors have also not yet been released./.

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