TAIPEI, Taiwan – A strong earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Taiwan on Thursday, rocking buildings in the capital of Taipei. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
The Central Weather Bureau measured the quake at 6.2-magnitude. It put its epicenter 39 miles southeast of the city of Chengkung, or about 82 miles southeast of Taipei.
Quakes frequently rattle Taiwan, but most are minor and cause little or no damage.
However, a 7.6-magnitude earthquake in central Taiwan in September 1999 killed more than 2,300 people.
Last month a 6.7 offshore tremor south of the city of Kaohsiung severed two undersea cables, disrupting telephone and Internet service to millions of users throughout Asia.
* On Wednesday  at  11.36 p.m, an earthquake struck the border between Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.
* On Thursday at 1:20 p.m (0520 GMT), a 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit the eastern portion of Papua, Indonesia.
* On Thursday, a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan's east coast.
* On Friday at  10:20 a.m, a 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck the province of Elazig, Turkey.