A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook buildings in Taiwan on Thursday morning, as a series of temblors hit the island, causing little damage but possibly portending more seismic activity in the near future.

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook buildings in Taiwan on Thursday morning as a series of shocks hit the island, causing little damage but possibly portending more seismic activity in the near future. The biggest of the quakes hit at 10.

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook buildings in Taiwan on Thursday morning, as a series of temblors hit the island, causing little damage but possibly portending more seismic activity in the near future

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Chiayi on Thursday at 10:11 a.m., with a depth of 10 km, according to the Central Weather Administration. The epicenter was located 40.5 km southeast of Chiayi County Hall.