RUDE AWAKENING: Tremors woke these sleeping cats up as a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off Taiwan's northeastern coast.
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake caused minor damage in northeastern Taiwan early on Thursday morning as the island braced for the arrival of a severe typhoon.
Taiwan's earthquake monitoring bureau said the quake struck 5:28 a.m. Thursday in the Pacific Ocean about 36 kilometers southeast of the city of Yilan. The epicenter was about 22.5 kilometers beneath sea level. Television reports showed goods knocked off grocery store shelves and slight structural damage to buildings and the quake was felt mildly in the capital Taipei, also in the island's north.Taiwan is on a string of Pacific seismic faults known as the"Rim of Fire" and is frequently rocked by tremors, including a 1999 quake that killed more than 2,300 people.
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