A strong, 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck northeast off the island of Taiwan on Thursday, according to the US Geological Survey.
It said the quake struck at 5.03am on Thursday at a depth of 254km below the seabed, which would have lessened its impact.
The epicenter was 106km northeast of the capital, Taipei.
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