A moderate earthquake occurred at 10:13am 19/01/16,22.8N 121.2E with magnitude 5.2 and depth 20km in Taiwan Region.95km Southeast of Yungkang,Taiwan and 1830km Northeast of Kudat,Sabah. – Photo credit Malaysian Meteorological Department
KUALA LUMPUR: Two moderate earthquakes, measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale, struck Yungkang, Taiwan, and Halmahera, Indonesia, early today, according to the Meteorological Services Department.
It said in a statement that the quake in Halmahera, 180km northwest of Sorong, struck at 3.21am while that in Yungkang hit at 10.13am. -BERNAMA