Earthquake rattles Taiwan but no reports of damage
The epicentre of the quake, which struck at 3:16 a.m. British time, was 31 km (19.2 miles) northeast of Chenggong on the east coast, at a depth of 30 km, the Central Weather Bureau said in a statement.
Earthquakes occur frequently in Taiwan, which lies on a seismically active stretch of the Pacific basin.
One of Taiwan's worst-recorded quakes occurred in September 1999. Measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale, it killed more than 2,400 people and destroyed or damaged 50,000 buildings.
(Reporting by Ralph Jennings; Editing by Nick Macfie)