Quake of magnitude 6.3 hits northeast of Taiwan, no report of casualty yet

Taipei [Taiwan], September 18 : An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 on the Richter scale jolted northeast of Taiwan on Monday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.

The quake occurred at 18:51:23 (UTC+05:30) and the depth was registered at 183.5 km.

According to USGS, the epicentre of the earthquake was found to be at latitude: 26.434°N and longitude: 125.303°E, respectively.

No reports of casualties have surfaced yet. Further details awaited.

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