TAIPEI - A strong undersea earthquake of magnitude 6.0 rocked eastern Taiwan Monday, the Central Weather Bureau said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
The tremor struck at 9:40 pm (1340 GMT) with an epicentre 33 kilometres (20 miles) southeast of Hsilin in Hualien county. It occurred at a depth of 30 kilometres.
The bureau did not issue a tsunami alert.
Taiwan, which lies near the junction of two tectonic plates, is regularly shaken by earthquakes.
07/23/2007 13:55 GMT