Quakes shake Taiwan, Japan
By Ralph Jennings |
August 18, 2009, Tuesday
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TWO strong earthquakes rattled Taiwan and southern Japanese islands yesterday but there were no reports of casualties or damage.
The epicenter of the first quake, which struck at 8:05am, was about 188 kilometers southeast of Hualien on Taiwan's east coast at a depth of 11km, the island's weather bureau said.
The United States Geological Survey put the magnitude at 6.7 after a first estimation of 6.9.
Japan withdrew an initial warning of a tsunami.
The second quake, which was centered close to the first at a depth of 20km and struck at 6:10pm, measured 6.1, the weather bureau said.
It was also felt on Japan's Ishigaki Island.
The Japan Meteorological Agency rated the second quake a 2 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 1 to 7, which means that it could be felt by some people in buildings and that hanging objects such as lamps would swing slightly.
The USGS reported a smaller aftershock about five minutes after the second earthquake struck.
The epicenter of the first quake, which struck at 8:05am, was about 188 kilometers southeast of Hualien on Taiwan's east coast at a depth of 11km, the island's weather bureau said.
The United States Geological Survey put the magnitude at 6.7 after a first estimation of 6.9.
Japan withdrew an initial warning of a tsunami.
The second quake, which was centered close to the first at a depth of 20km and struck at 6:10pm, measured 6.1, the weather bureau said.
It was also felt on Japan's Ishigaki Island.
The Japan Meteorological Agency rated the second quake a 2 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 1 to 7, which means that it could be felt by some people in buildings and that hanging objects such as lamps would swing slightly.
The USGS reported a smaller aftershock about five minutes after the second earthquake struck.
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