5.5 magnitude earthquake hits Taiwan

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Taipei: A magnitude of 5.5 earthquake was felt across Taiwan on Monday.

More details are awaited.

A powerful 7.1 magnitude quake on Sunday jolted many parts of Pakistan including PoK.

The epicentre of the quake that lasted 10-15 seconds was in the border region of Afghanistan and Tajikistan in the Hindu Kush mountains at a depth of 236 kilometres.

The quake was also felt in Srinagar and elsewhere in Jammu and Kashmir besides Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.