Taipei, Aug. 22 (CNA) A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Tainan in southern Taiwan at 2:06 p.m. Friday, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA).
The earthquake's epicenter was located in the city's Nanhua Disrict, about 42 kilometers east-northeast of Tainan City Hall, and it hit at a depth of 15.1 km, CWA data showed.
There were no immediate reports of damage.
The earthquake's intensity, which gauges the actual effects of a temblor, was highest in parts of Tainan and Kaohsiung, as well as Yunlin, Chiayi and Changhua counties, where it measured 4 on Taiwan's seven-tier intensity scale.
It measured 3 in Chiayi City and many other nearby areas, according to the CWA.
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