An earthquake measuring 5.1 magnitude on the Richter scale
jolted sea waters near northeast ofTaiwan at about 15:00 PM
Hong Kong time (0700 GMT) on Wednesday.
According to Hong Kong local media, the epicenter was located at
about 5 km beneath sea bed near Suao of Ilan County in Taiwan.
There were no immediate reports of casualty or damage.
(Xinhua News Agency March 30, 2006)