Earthquakes Strike Taiwan, Indonesia

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 19 (Bernama) -- Two moderate earthquakes, measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale, struck Yungkang, Taiwan, and Halmahera, Indonesia, early Tuesday, according to the Meteorological Services Department. It said in a statement that the quake in Halmahera, 180km northwest of Sorong, struck at 3.21am while that in Yungkang hit at 10.13am. --BERNAMA