5.6-magnitude quake hits waters off Taiwan: CENC

BEIJING -- A 5.6-magnitude earthquake jolted the waters off eastern Taiwan's Hualien county at 3:24 am Tuesday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The epicenter was monitored at 23.93 degrees north latitude and 122.26 degrees east longitude. The earthquake struck at a depth of 20 kilometers, the center said.