Taiwan was rocked by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake on Sunday afternoon, June 2, 2013.
The earthquake was recorded at 1:43 PM (Philippine time). Its epicenter was traced 25 kilometers (km) southeast of Buli.
The tremblor was tectonic in origin and had a depth of 14.4 km.
Meanwhile, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said there’s no tsunami threat in the country in relation to the said earthquake. The advisory reads:
A strong distant earthquake occurred in Taiwan at 1:43 PM (Philippine Time),
located at 24.0º North, 121.0º East with depth of 10 km and a preliminary
magnitude of 6.5. No destructive Pacific-wide threat exists based on the
historical and tsunami data. However, earthquakes of this size sometimes
generate local tsunamis that can be destructive along coast located within a
hundred kilometers of the epicenter.This is for information purposes only and there is no tsunami threat to the
Philippines from this earthquake.
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