Quake rattles Taipei, no reports of damage

Taipei, Jan 16: A moderate earthquake shook Taipei today, butit was not immediately clear where the quake was centered. There wereno immediate reports of damage.

The earthquake occurred around 1110 hrs local time (0840 IST), but it was unclear where the epicenter was or how strong it was.

Earthquakes occur frequently in Taiwan, which lies on a seismically active stretch of the Pacific basin.

One of Taiwan's worst-recorded quakes occurred in September 1999.Measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale, it killed more than 2,400 peopleand destroyed or damaged 50,000 buildings.

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