5.7 Quake Hits Taiwan

[Pastor Dale Morgan]

*Great Earthquakes In Diverse Places

5.7 Quake Hits Taiwan*

The Associated Press
Wednesday, August 8, 2007; 11:15 PM

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- An earthquake struck southern Taiwan early Thursday,
officials said. No damage or injuries were immediately reported.

The magnitude-5.7 quake hit at around 8:55 a.m. and was centered about
10 miles southwest of the eastern coastal city of Taidung, the Central
Weather Bureau said. Taidung is about 150 miles south of the capital,
Taipei.

Quakes frequently rattle Taiwan, but most are minor and cause little or
no damage.

However, a 7.6-magnitude earthquake in central Taiwan in September 1999
killed more than 2,300 people, and in December 2006 a 6.7-magnitude
offshore tremor south of the city of Kaohsiung severed two undersea
cables and disrupted telephone and Internet service to millions of users
throughout Asia.