Taiwan, August 22: A moderate earthquake has struck off the eastern coast of Taipei (Taiwan), Central Weather Bureau said.
There have been no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
The bureau says the quake registered magnitude 5.4, while the US Geological Survey puts it at 5.0.
The quake hit at 12:37 am on Sunday (1637 GMT Saturday), the bureau says. It says the earthquake was centred 35 kilometres east off eastern Taiwanese county of Hualien, some 135 kilometres southeast of the capital.
Earthquakes frequently rattle Taiwan but most are minor and cause little or no damage.
However, a 7.6-magnitude earthquake in central Taiwan in 1999 killed more than 2,300 people.
—Agencies