A seismologist looks at an earthquake reading at the Central Weather Bureau in Taipei August 17, 2009. A strong earthquake rattled much of Taiwan on Monday, prompting a tsunami warning from neighbouring Japan, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The epicentre of the quake, which struck at 8:05 a.m. (0005 GMT), was about 188 km (116 miles) southeast of Hualien on Taiwan's east coast at a depth of 11 km (7 miles), the island's Central Weather Bureau said in a statement. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang (TAIWAN ENVIRONMENT DISASTER IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTR26ST3
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