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Taiwan rattled by 5.6 magnitude quake, no reports of damage
The earthquake registered a maximum intensity of 4 in Nanao Township and was felt across northern Taiwan without causing damage, officials said.
- A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Taiwan's northeastern county of Yilan on Tuesday , briefly shaking buildings in the capital, Taipei.
- The quake had a depth of 66.8km, and its epicenter was 16.9km from Yilan county government seat in coastal waters, according to Taiwan's weather administration.
- Taiwan lies near the junction of two tectonic plates and is prone to earthquakes, with over 100 people killed in a 2016 quake and more than 2,000 in a 1999 quake of 7.3 magnitude.
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The German Earth Science Research Centre said that a 5.7-degree earthquake had struck West Papua in Indonesia, adding that the earthquake had occurred 10 kilometres deep. In Taiwan, the Central Meteorological Commission reported that a 5.6-degree earthquake on the Richter scale had occurred this afternoon off the coast of the north-east of the country. The Taiwan Central News Agency (C.N.E.) reported that the earthquake had occurred at 12:37 p.m…
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right4Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution37% Left, 36% Right
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- 37% of the sources lean Left, 36% of the sources lean Right
37% Left
L 37%
C 27%
R 36%
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