Earthquake shakes Taiwan's capital Taipei


  • World
  • Tuesday, 11 Oct 2022

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Buildings shook briefly in Taiwan's capital, Taipei, on Tuesday during an earthquake, with no immediate reports of damage.

Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau put the magnitude of the quake at 5.9 with the epicentre in the sea off Taiwan's east coast.

(Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Leslie Adler)

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