Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Taiwan region, GFZ says

The quake hit at 8.39pm local time at a depth of 97km, off the small island of Yilan in north-eastern Taiwan, according to data from the US Geological Survey. -- PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM USGS

TAIPEH (Reuters): An earthquake measuring 5.6 magnitude struck Taiwan on Friday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

The quake was at a depth of 96 kilometres, GFZ said. (Reporting by Federica Mileo in Barcelona, Editing by Louise Heavens)