China News Service, Fuzhou, May 9 (Reporter Long Min) An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 occurred in the waters of Hualien County, Taiwan, and the quake was clearly felt in Fuzhou, Xiamen, Putian, Quanzhou and other coastal cities in Fujian.
The China Earthquake Networks officially determined that an earthquake of magnitude 6.2 occurred in the waters of Hualien County, Taiwan (24.01 degrees north latitude, 122.51 degrees east longitude) at 14:23 on May 09, with a focal depth of 16 kilometers.
After the earthquake, people in many places along the coast of Fujian felt an obvious tremor.
Xu Liang, who works in a high-rise building in downtown Fuzhou, introduced that the earthquake was relatively strong, and the chandeliers in the office shook obviously for more than 10 seconds.
Xiao Chen, a third-year student studying in a university in Xiamen, told reporters that during class, the projector shook obviously due to the impact of the earthquake.
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