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To: StanX Long who wrote (12734)	12/10/2003 2:40:29 AM
From: StanX Long	Respond to of 95391

I'm sorry to see this, Stan. Strong earthquake rocks Taiwan Wednesday December 10, 2:36 PM A powerful earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale rocked Taiwan, followed by one with a magnitute of 5.1, seismologists said. The National Fire Agency reported minor damages but no immediate casualties. An agency official told AFP that there were some landslides in southern Taiwan and telecommunications systems in some areas were interrupted. Television reports said small fires and minor gas leakage had occurred in some southern cities but that the situation was under control. The tremor hit at 12:38 pm (0438 GMT) with epicenter three kilometers (1.8 miles) west of Cheng Kung in southeastern Taiwan's Taitung county, some 200 kilometers south of Taipei. It originated from 10 kilometers underground, Seismology Center director Kuo Kai-wen said. The tremor shook buildings in Taipei and was felt in other parts of the island, he added. A quake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted the island four minutes later with its epicenter 7.7 kilometers west of Cheng Kung, 17.5 kilometers underground. Taiwan, lying near the junction of two tectonic plates, is prone to earthquakes. The island suffered its worst quake in a century when a tremor measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale struck central Taiwan on September 21, 1999 leaving 2,400 people dead.