Magnitude 5.3 earthquake shakes southern Taiwan

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan at 1pm on Monday, according to the Central Weather Administration. There were no immediate reports of damage.

The epicenter of the temblor was located in Jiasian District, 72.1 kilometers north-northeast of Kaohsiung City Hall, at a depth of 7.8 km, CWA data showed.

The earthquake's intensity, which gauges the actual effects of a temblor, was highest in Kaohsiung and Tainan, where it measured a 4 on Taiwan's seven-tier intensity scale.

It also measured a 3 in parts of Chiayi City, Pingtung, Yunlin and Hualien counties, CWA data showed.

(CNA)