¡¡ An earthquake measuring 5.3 degrees on the Richter scale jolted Nantou, Taiwan early October 19.

¡¡ The moderate quake occurred around Nantou county on the island of Taiwan at 00:00 Beijing time, with the epicenter located at 24. 1 north latitude and 121.0 east longitude, China's network of seismic stations reported.

¡¡ Earlier, the island was also rocked by a smaller earthquake measuring 5.1 degrees at 23:31, October 18, Beijing time, according to the network. On September 21, Taiwan was hit by a devastating earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6, which left at least 2,300 people dead, 10,000 injured, 100,000 homeless.

¡¡ More than 12,000 aftershocks have been detected since last month's earthquake, which caused more than 9.2 billion US dollars in property and business losses, according to reports. (Xinhua)