Magnitude 6.1 - Taiwan Earthquake Breaking News

Taipei -An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted Taiwan Friday, but there was no immediate reports of casualties. The epicentre of the quake, which struck about 3:40 p.m. (0740 GMT), was 82.1 kilometres off Ilan on the north-eastern coast and five kilometres under the sea, the Seismological Observation Centre said. The quake was felt throughout Taiwan. In Taipei, tall buildings swayed, and some office workers and residents ran into the street. http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=111851 Magnitude 6.1 (Strong) Date-Time Friday, July 28, 2006 at 07:40:10 (UTC)= Coordinated Universal Time Friday, July 28, 2006 at 3:40:10 PM = local time at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 24.141°N, 122.547°E Depth 21.2 km (13.2 miles) Region TAIWAN REGION Distances 85 km (55 miles) SE of Su-ao, Taiwan100 km (60 miles) ENE of Hua-lien, Taiwan145 km (90 miles) SE of T'AI-PEI, Taiwan170 km (105 miles) W of Ishigaki-jima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 7.7 km (4.8 miles); depth +/- 8 km (5.0 miles) Parameters Nst=125, Nph=125, Dmin=141.5 km, Rmss=1.13 sec, Gp= 94°,M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=7 Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Event ID usqsal