6.7-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Taiwan

According to the Central Weather Bureau of Taiwan, a powerful tremor has hit the island nation, with the epicentre of the 6.7-magnitude quake located near the city of Yilan, at a depth of 77 kilometres or 48 miles.

The island suffers from regular earthquakes, which usually hit near its easter portion, as Taiwan is located near the Ring of Fire - a major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean with extremely high seismic activity.