with the epicenter of both located in the southernmost county of Pingtung, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB). No injuries had been reported as of Wednesday afternoon, officials from the CWB Seismology Center said.
A magnitude 5.2 temblor rocked Pingtung at 12:33 p.m., with its epicenter located 31.2 km east of Hengchun, a coastal township in the county. The quake, which had a focal depth of 18.5 km, had an intensity of 4.0 in Oluanpi -- the southernmost tip of Taiwan -- and 2.0 on nearby Orchid Island, said Hsiao Nai-chi, a division director of the CWB Seismology Center.
A second quake of magnitude 5.0 occurred at 2:19 p.m., with its epicenter located 36.8 km southeast of Hengchun. with a focal depth of 15.9 km, it had an intensity of 4.0 in Oluanpi and 2.0 on Orchid Island, according to Hsiao.
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