5.2-magnitude earthquake hits Taiwan: CENC

BEIJING, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- A 5.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Taiwan's Chiayi County at 10:11 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The epicenter was monitored at 23.25 degrees north latitude and 120.57 degrees east longitude. The earthquake struck at a depth of 10 km, the center said.