In Siberia, the tremor, which occurred at 1:20 pm local time in the republic of Tyva, had its epicentre about 66 miles from the town of Kyzyl, which saw tremors of a similar magnitude on December 27. The remote and scarcely populated republic on the Mongolian border is one of Russia’s most seismically active regions along with its Pacific Ocean coast.
Meanwhile, a strong earthquake struck Taiwan on Sunday, causing minor damage in the southern part of the island. There were no immediate reports of casualties and no tsunami warning was issued. Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau said the quake struck at 10:35 am in a mountainous area just inland from the coastal city of Pingtung, with a magnitude of 6.1. agencies
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