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Major earthquake off Taiwan is felt in mainland China, Japan, Philippines
- The 6.1 magnitude quake disrupted travel for morning commuters in Taipei but there were no reports of damage
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Phoebe Zhangin Shenzhen
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck the eastern coast of Taiwan on Friday at 7.35am local time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Centre.
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The quake – the second major earthquake to rock the island in the past year – was monitored at a depth of about 16km (10 miles), with its epicentre in the waters east of Hualien county.
While mainland China’s earthquake authority and the United States Geological Survey both recorded the quake as magnitude 6.1, Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration (CWA) measured it as magnitude 6.3.
No damage has been reported on the island as a result of Friday’s quake.
Affected countries included Japan and the Philippines.
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