2 Earthquakes Rattle Taiwan, No Reports Of Damage

The first quake, which shook buildings in the capital Taipei, had a depth of 15 km (9.3 miles) with its epicentre in Hualien county on Taiwan's sparsely populated and mountainous eastern coast, the bureau said.

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake quickly followed by another at 6.2 struck eastern Taiwan on Sunday, the island's weather bureau said, with no reports of damage. The first quake, which shook buildings in the capital Taipei, had a depth of 15 km (9.3 miles) with its epicentre in Hualien county on Taiwan's sparsely populated and mountainous eastern coast, the bureau said. The second quake, three minutes after the first one, had a depth of 14 km, also with its epicentre in Hualien, it said. The transport ministry said operations on the island's high speed rail line, which runs on Taiwan's western coast, were unaffected.