The magnitude 5.2 quake struck 31 miles southeast of Yilan in Taiwan. The epicentre was out at sea. Many residents in the capital Taipei felt the earthquake.
One resident tweeted: “Think I just experienced my first Taiwan earthquake today at 1 am local time.
“Or, 9am US pacific time.”
Another resident of Taipei tweeted: “Are you in Taipei?
“I felt it too it was a strong one”
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