Southern Taiwan jolted by 6.4-magnitude quake

Mar 03, 2010 23:37

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked southern Taiwan on Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of deaths or serious injuries.

Taiwan's interior ministry reported 11 minor injuries.

The quake struck at about 8:20 a.m. (7:20 p.m. Wednesday ET) in a mountainous region about 25 miles northwest of Taitung, on the southeast coast, and 40 miles east of Tainan and Kaohsiung on the southwest coast.

Read the rest at CNN.com

Does anyone know if, like, having one major quake spawns others? I'm almost positive that Taiwan is in the ring of fire, but I am up past my bedtime so who knows.

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