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Quake rattles Taipei, no reports of damage

16 Jan 2007 03:18:48 GMT
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TAIPEI, Jan 16 (Reuters) - A moderate earthquake shook Taipei on Tuesday, but it was not immediately clear where the quake was centered. There were no immediate reports of damage.

The earthquake occurred around 11:10 a.m. local time (0310 GMT), but it was unclear where the epicenter was or how strong it was.

Earthquakes occur frequently in Taiwan, which lies on a seismically active stretch of the Pacific basin.

One of Taiwan's worst-recorded quakes occurred in September 1999. Measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale, it killed more than 2,400 people and destroyed or damaged 50,000 buildings.

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