Taipei, March 21 (CNA) A magnitude 5.3 earthquake rocked Hualien County in eastern Taiwan at 6:49 p.m. Thursday, according to the Central Weather Administration.
There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
The epicenter was in Xiulin Township -- 13.2 kilometers northwest of Hualien County Hall -- at a depth of 20.2 km, according to the administration's Seismology Center.
Taiwan uses an intensity scale of 1 to 7, which gauges the degree to which a quake is felt at a specific location.
The quake's intensity registered as a 4 in Taichung, as well as in Hualien, Nantou, and Yilan counties.
An intensity level of 2 was reported in New Taipei and Taoyuan, as well as in Hsinchu, Miaoli, Changhua, and Yunlin counties, and Chiayi County and City.
The quake measured an intensity of 1 in Taitung County, Hsinchu City, Taipei, Keelung, and Tainan, according to the agency.
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