Moderate quakes hit near Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Two moderate earthquakes struck off the southeastern coast of Taiwan Wednesday, officials said. No damage or injuries were immediately reported. The first of the quakes, a magnitude 5.2 temblor, hit at 9:15 a.m. and was centered about 20 miles southwest of Lanyu island, near the eastern coastal city of Taidung, the Central Weather Bureau said. Lanyu is about 150 miles south of the capital, Taipei.The U.S. Geological Survey said a magnitude-5.6 quake then hit at 11:00 a.m., 14 miles southwest of Lanyu. Quakes frequently rattle Taiwan, but most are minor and cause little or no damage.However, a 7.6-magnitude earthquake in central Taiwan in 1999 killed more than 2,300 people, and in December 2006 a 6.7-magnitude offshore tremor south of the city of Kaohsiung severed two undersea cables and disrupted telephone and Internet service to millions of users throughout Asia.

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