Tiepei:
A strong, 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck northeast off the island of Taiwan on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said.
It said the quake struck at 5:03 a.m. on Thursday (2103 GMT on Wednesday) at a depth of 158.1 miles (254 km) below the seabed, which would have lessened its impact. The epicenter was 66 miles (106 km) northeast of the capital, Taipei.
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