Two strong earthquakes shook Taiwan's capital and the north of the island today.
The quakes disrupted communications, but no casualties or serious damage were reported.
The US Geological Survey measured the magnitude of the first quake at 6.5. Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau said the second tremor followed four minutes later with a magnitude of 5.7.
Last December, a series of earthquakes off Taiwan damaged eight undersea cables, knocking millions of Internet users offline and disrupting banking services from Seoul to Sydney.
Earthquakes are common in Taiwan, and the worst in recent years was in 1999, when at least 2,000 people died in a quake measuring 7.6.
