Magnitude 6.2 earthquake rattles Taiwan

Taipei: A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan's eastern coast on Thursday, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB).

As per details, the quake hit eastern Taiwan at 12:03pm, with tremors felt in the capital Taipei. 

The epicenter of the temblor was 29.1 kilometers southeast of Hualien County Hall, with a shallow focal depth of 5.7 km. 

Taiwan uses an intensity scale of one to seven, which gauges the degree to which a quake is felt at a specific location. 

The intensity of the quake has been recorded as a 5 in Hualien County and a 4 in Taitung County, Yilan County, Nantou County, Chiayi County, Changhua County, Chiayi City, Taichung City, and Yunlin County. 

Taiwan lies near the junction of two tectonic plates and is prone to earthquakes. 

In 2016, over 100 people were killed in a quake in southern Taiwan, while a 7.3 magnitude quake killed more than 2,000 people in 1999.