5.7-magnitude quake jolts Taiwan: CENC

A 5.7-magnitude earthquake jolted the sea off the east coast of Hualien, Taiwan at 6:13 p.m. Monday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

The epicenter was monitored at 23.8 degrees north latitude and 121.7 degrees east longitude, and the focus of the quake was 20 kilometers deep, the center said in a statement.