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Magnitude 6.9 quake strikes off coast of Taiwan, no tsunami threat to Hawaii

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
                                A preliminary 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Taiwan this morning.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

A preliminary 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Taiwan this morning.

A strong earthquake struck off the coast of Taiwan this morning but does not pose a tsunami threat to Hawaii.

The preliminary magnitude 6.9 quake struck at 7:41 a.m. Hawaii time, 39.9 miles south of Hualien City, Taiwan, at a depth of 6.2 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

However, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said in a bulletin that a Pacific-wide tsunami is not expected and there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii.

No serious injuries were immediately reported in Taiwan.

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