Magnitude 4.5 earthquake hits central Taiwan

Taipei, Nov. 12 (CNA) A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Nantou County in central Taiwan at 4:26 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA).

The epicenter of the temblor was located in Gouxing Township, 31.2 kilometers northeast of Nantou County Hall, at a depth of 23.7 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 Nantou and Taichung City in central Taiwan and Yunlin County in the south, where it measured a 3 on Taiwan's seven-tier intensity scale, the CWA said.

It also measured a 2 in parts of Miaoli County in the north, Changhua County in central Taiwan, and Chiayi City and Chiayi County in the south, according to the CWA.