<p> A shallow 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan, the island's Seismology Centre said, but there were no reports of damage or casualties.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The tremor, which was felt across the south of the island, struck at 1603 GMT today, 46 kilometres east of the Chiayi city, at a depth of six kilometres, the centre said.<br /><br />Taiwan lies near the junction of two tectonic plates and is regularly hit by earthquakes.<br /><br />A 5.9-magnitude quake in February sent people rushing onto the streets of the island's second-largest city of Kaohsiung and led to a temporary suspension of rail services, but no major damage was reported.<br /><br />In September 1999, a 7.6-magnitude tremor killed around 2,400 people in the deadliest natural disaster in the island's recent history.</p>
<p> A shallow 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan, the island's Seismology Centre said, but there were no reports of damage or casualties.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The tremor, which was felt across the south of the island, struck at 1603 GMT today, 46 kilometres east of the Chiayi city, at a depth of six kilometres, the centre said.<br /><br />Taiwan lies near the junction of two tectonic plates and is regularly hit by earthquakes.<br /><br />A 5.9-magnitude quake in February sent people rushing onto the streets of the island's second-largest city of Kaohsiung and led to a temporary suspension of rail services, but no major damage was reported.<br /><br />In September 1999, a 7.6-magnitude tremor killed around 2,400 people in the deadliest natural disaster in the island's recent history.</p>