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A 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Taiwan's Hualien County at 2:44 p.m. Sunday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The agency reported that the quake struck at 06:10 Jakarta time Sunday (2310 GMT Saturday) with the epicenter at 161 km northwest of Mentawai islands district and the depth of 10 km under the seabed.

Among the dead, 29 were from Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture which administers Luding County, and the other 17 were from Ya'an City.

The NCS said the quake occurred at 4.32 a.m. on Saturday with latitude 32.87 degrees north and longitude 75.46 degrees east.

The institute first reported the magnitude as 7.3, and the epicenter was Lagangilang town. An updated report changed the epicentre to Tayum town.

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The number of casualties might rise as dozens were still trapped under the debris.

A tsunami warning of up to 1 meter was issued to coastal areas in the Miyagi and Fukushima Prefectures, with residents urged to stay away from the coast.

The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake struck 60 kilometers below the sea.

At least four people were killed and more than 20 wounded as a revised 6.1 magnitude quake destroyed over 10,000 buildings and houses in Indonesia's western province of West Sumatra on Friday, a local official said.

An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale jolted Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, while no reports of any casualty or damage to property was received from anywhere so far.

The local police reported about 15 seconds of shaking during the earthquake and are now confirming the situation of damage. So far no tsunami warning has been issued.

Three more jolts hit various parts of Manipur since the beginning of the new year, including two on January 4 in Tamenglong and Chandel areas.

The quake struck at 10.20 local time, with the epicentre at 113 km northeast of Larantuka sub-district of East Flores district and the shallow of 10 km under the seabed.

Successive earthquakes in the northeastern states, especially Assam, Mizoram and Manipur, have the authorities worried.

Guwahati is also the main commercial hub of the entire northeastern region. Successive earthquakes in the northeastern states, especially Assam, Mizoram and Manipur, have the authorities worried.

The jolts were also felt in Quetta, Mastung, Muslim Bagh, Qila Saifullah, Sibi and Pishin.

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake An earthquake struck in the central part of the Sea of Japan on Wednesday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).

A powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Luxian county in China's Sichuan province which killed three people were and injured 60 others on Thursday