Earthquakes centered near Hualien hit Eastern Taiwan

There were no immediate reports of injuries or major damage.

As of 6 p.m., 17 temblors with magnitudes of between 3.1 and 4.7 had rocked Hualien. The strongest struck at 5:01 p.m. with the epicenter located 34.6 km southwest of Hualien County Hall, the bureau's Seismology Center said.

That quake, which occurred at a shallow depth of 5 km, was felt with an intensity of 6 in the county's Guangfu Township, but lasted only 0.84 seconds.

A total of 63 aftershocks, including Sunday's 17 earthquakes, have struck Hualien since a magnitude 5.4 quake rocked the county June 15, said the center.

It noted that the aftershocks represented a normal release of energy and that such frequent earthquakes were also recorded in June and July of 2009.

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