5.3-magnitude quake hits waters off Taiwan: CENC

BEIJING, July 7– A 5.3- magnitude earthquake jolted the seas near eastern Taiwan’s Hualien County at 7:24 p.m. Wednesday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

BEIJING, July 7 (Xinhua) — A 5.3-magnitude earthquake jolted the seas near eastern Taiwan’s Hualien County at 7:24 p.m. Wednesday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The epicenter, with a depth of 9 km, was monitored at 23.88 degrees north latitude and 121.66 degrees east longitude, said the CENC. Enditem