Magnitude 7.0 earthquake rocks northeastern Taiwan

Taipei, Dec. 27 (CNA) A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off the coast of northeastern Taiwan at 11:05 p.m. Saturday, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA).

The epicenter of the temblor was located at sea, about 32.3 kilometers east of Yilan County Hall, at a depth of 72.8 km, according to the administration.

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. 

The earthquake's intensity, which gauges the actual effects of a temblor, was highest in Taipei, New Taipei, Taichung, Taoyuan, Tainan, as well as Hualien, Yilan, Hsinchu, Miaoli, Nantou, Changhua, Yunlin, Taitung and Chiayi counties and Keelung, Hsinchu and Chiayi cities, where it measured 4 on Taiwan's seven-tier intensity scale.

(By Shih Hsiu-chuan)

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