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5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Registered Off Taiwan Coast - Central Weather Bureau

BEIJING (Sputnik) - A 5.7-magnitude earthquake was registered on Sunday morning off the coast of Taiwan, the Chinese Central Weather Bureau reported.
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According to the bureau, the tremor was registered southeast of Taiwan at 3:44 a.m. local time on Sunday (7:44 p.m. on Saturday GMT) 140 kilometres (87 miles) off the coast of Taitung County.

The earthquake's epicentre was located at a depth of 44.5 kilometres (27.7 miles).

There are no reports of any victims so far.

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