Earthquakes Hit Near Taiwan

[Pastor Dale Morgan]

*Great Earthquakes In Diverse Places

Earthquakes Hit Near Taiwan*

Wednesday August 29, 2007 6:16 AM

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Two moderate earthquakes struck off the
southeastern coast of Taiwan Wednesday, officials said. No damage or
injuries were immediately reported.

The first of the quakes, a magnitude 5.2 temblor, hit at 9:15 a.m. and
was centered about 20 miles southwest of Lanyu island, near the eastern
coastal city of Taidung, the Central Weather Bureau said. Lanyu is about
150 miles south of the capital, Taipei.

The U.S. Geological Survey said a magnitude-5.6 quake then hit at 11:00
a.m., 14 miles southwest of Lanyu. Quakes frequently rattle Taiwan, but
most are minor and cause little or no damage.

However, a 7.6-magnitude earthquake in central Taiwan in 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.