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Thursday, November 18, 1999, updated at 09:56(GMT+8)
China Earthquake Hits Taiwan Province

An earthquake measuring 5.5 on Richter scale jolted Nantou County, Taiwan Province in southeast China, at 15:35 (Beijing Time) on November 17, according to the China Seismological Bureau.

The epicenter was located at 23.8 degrees north latitude and 120.7 degrees east longitude.

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