DMW: Filipinos in Taiwan safe after series of quakes
MANILA, April 27 -- There are no reports of Filipinos hurt after yet another series of earthquakes in Taiwan on Saturday, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said in a social media advisory.
Taiwan News reported that a magnitude 6.1 earthquake rocked northeast Taiwan at 2:21 a.m., followed by a magnitude 5.8 temblor at 2:49 a.m., according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA).
"The first quake's epicenter was 23 km. north-northeast of Hualien County Hall, with a shallow focal depth of 24.9 km," Taiwan News said.
Taiwan uses an intensity scale of 1 to 7 to gauge the degree to which a quake is felt.
"Migrant Workers Offices (MWOs) in Taipei, Taichung, and Kaohsiung are on alert and monitoring the situation, ready to assist an...
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