6.2-magnitude quake hits waters off Taiwan: CENC

BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted the waters off eastern Taiwan's Hualien County at 2:23 p.m. Monday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The epicenter was monitored at 24.01 degrees north latitude and 122.51 degrees east longitude. The earthquake struck at a depth of 16 km, the center said.