Taiwan Earhquake

A 6.9 magnitude earthquake has struck off the southeastcoast of Taiwan earlier today April 26, the US Geological Survey reports but there were no immediate reports of damage and no mass tsunami warnings.

The disaster was available about 271 kilometers or about 169 miles southeast of T’ai-tung in Taiwan and about the same stretch of Batan Islands northeast Philippines at 10:59 a.m. (0259 GMT) according to the U.S. Geological Survey.