Yet Another Quake Rattles Taipei - UPDATE
A Reuters newswire article, via The Boston Globe, reports that:
A moderate earthquake shook Taipei on Tuesday, but it was not immediately clear where the quake was centered. There were no immediate reports of damage.It is unclear whether this latest quake had contributed to ongoing connectivity issues in the region still being felt by the last series of earthquakes last month.
The earthquake occurred around 11:10 a.m. local time (0310 GMT), 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 people and destroyed or damaged 50,000 buildings.
More here.
UPDATE: 21:40 PST: Actually, everything looks okay...
posted by Fergie @ 1/15/2007 08:46:00 PM
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