6.9-magnitude quake hits Taiwan: CENC

A building in Hualien collapses after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake hits eastern Taiwan's Hualien Countyin, Sept. 18, 2022. (Photo/Central News Agency)

(ECNS) -- A 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Taiwan's Hualien County at 2:44 p.m. Sunday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). 

A building in Hualien was reported to have collapsed and casualty was unknow so far. 

The epicenter was monitored at 23.15 degrees north latitude and 121.30 degrees east longitude, at a depth of 10 kilometers, the CENC said. 

The earthquake followed a 6.5-magnitude quake in eastern Taiwan's Taitung County at 9:41 p.m. Saturday Beijing Time