(ANSA) - TAIPEI, MARCH 23 - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 was recorded off the coast of Taiwan.
Lorre reports the US geological monitoring service Usgs.
According to the USGS, the earthquake struck at a depth of 10 kilometers, 70 kilometers south of the city of Hualien.
No casualties or significant damage have been reported so far.
Taiwan's Meteorological Services reported a first quake of magnitude 5.4 at 01:06, followed by another at 01:41 of magnitude 6.6.
Two minutes later, an aftershock of magnitude 6.1 occurred.
The government sent alerts to residents' cell phones.
The island of Taiwan, which is located at the intersection of two plates, is regularly shaken by earthquakes which, if of magnitude 6 or higher, can be deadly, but their effects depend on the location and depth at which they occur.
The Usgs has classified the danger represented by the earthquake that occurred today as "green", foreseeing few victims and damages.
In January, a 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck the east coast of the island, with no damage or casualties.
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