KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — A moderate earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit Taiwan at 8.04 am today.
According to a Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) statement, the quake with a depth of 10 kilometres (km) occurred 71 km southeast of Taichung, Taiwan.
It said that an initial assessment showed no tsunami threat to Malaysia.
