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5.6 magnitude earthquake shakes buildings in Taiwan, series of temblors hits island

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A magnitude 5.6 magnitude earthquake shakes buildings in Taiwan , series of temblors hits island.

The biggest of the quakes hit at 10:11 a.m. (0211 GMT ) in Chiayi county’s Dapu township .

The epicenter was about 250 kilometers ( 155 miles ) south of the capital, Taipei , where buildings swayed slightly.

Taiwan lies along the Pacific “Ring of Fire” the line of seismic faults encircling the Pacific Ocean .

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