A 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan’s northeastern county of Yilan on Thursday, the island’s weather administration said, with no immediate reports of damage.
The quake shook buildings in the capital, Taipei. The quake had a depth of 9 km, the weather administration said.
Taiwan lies near the junction of two tectonic plates and is prone to earthquakes.
(Reporting by Yimou Lee; editing by Christina Fincher)
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