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Earthquake Hits Taiwan

Xinhuanet 2002-04-28 23:47:14
   HONG KONG, April 28 (Xinhuanet) -- An earthquake measuring 5.6 on
the Richter scale occurred in Taiwan at 9:23 Sunday evening,
according to reports from Taiwan's local seismological bureau.
   The epicenter was located at sea at a depth of 47.7 kilometers
and 104.2 kilometers east of the Hsiulin seismic center in Hualien
County, eastern Taiwan.
   The tremor could be felt in Nanao, northeastern Ilan County. 
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