An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale rocked the sea
area near Taiwan at 8:55 a.m. (Beijing time) on Thursday, according
to China's Seismological Monitoring Network.
The epicenter, 22.6 degrees north latitude and 121.1 degrees
east longitude, was about 20 kilometers south of Taitung County in
east Taiwan.
(Xinhua News Agency August 9, 2007)
