TAIPEI
JUNE 1 2008 20:17h
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Earthquakes occur frequently in Taiwan, which lies on a seismically active stretch of the Pacific basin.
The epicentre of the quake, which struck at 12:59 a.m. (1659 GMT) was about 21 km (13 miles) north of Ilan on the east coast, at a depth of 96 km (60 miles), the Central Weather Bureau said in a statement.
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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