Taipei, Dec. 27 -- A strong earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale struck Taiwan late Saturday night, triggering tremors across several parts of the island, Focus Taiwan reported.

According to Taiwan's Central Weather Administration (CWA), the quake occurred at 11:05 pm local time. The epicentre was located in the sea, around 32 km east of Yilan County, at a depth of about 73 km, Focus Taiwan reported.

The tremors were felt in many areas, including Taipei, New Taipei, Taichung, Taoyuan, Tainan, and counties such as Hualien, Yilan, Hsinchu, Miaoli, Nantou, Changhua, Yunlin, Taitung and Chiayi, along with Keelung, Hsinchu and Chiayi cities. The earthquake registered an intensity level of on Taiwan's seven-level intensity scale in t...