6.2-magnitude earthquake jolts Taiwan

The weather bureau said, a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan‍‍`s eastern coast on Thursday, followed by multiple lighter aftershocks.

The quake hit about 30 kilometres off the coast of Hualien County at a shallow depth of six kilometres.

There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

"The earthquake was felt all over Taiwan because it‍‍`s very shallow," Chen Kuo-chang, head of the weather bureau‍‍`s seismological centre, told reporters.

"There have been eight aftershocks so far and we expect more aftershocks in the next three days", he said.

In September, 6.9-magnitude tremor struck Taiwan‍‍`s eastern coast, killing one person.