Foreign Ministry closely monitoring situation in Taiwan after 7.2 magnitude quake

PETALING JAYA: No Malaysians were reported to be affected by the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck Hualien in Taiwan's east coast area at 7.58am (local time) on Wednesday (April 3) so far, says the Foreign Ministry.

In a statement, Wisma Putra said that it was monitoring the situation closely through the Malaysian Friendship and Trade Centre in Taipei.