Powerful earthquake hits off northeastern Taiwan 强烈地震袭击台湾东北部

　　TAIPEI, Taiwan—A powerful earthquake has struck off northeastern Taiwan, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage。

　　台北，台湾 —— 台湾东北部发生强烈地震，但目前尚未收到人员伤亡的消息。

　　Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau says the quake registered at magnitude 6.5. It says the tremor was felt throughout the island。

　　据台湾气象署称，此次地震为里氏6.5级，全岛均有震感。

　　The earthquake struck Sunday morning at sea, about 42 miles (70 kilometers) east of the Taiwanese county of Ilan. Ilan is about 90 miles (150 kilometers) southeast of the capital, Taipei。

　　地震发生在周日早晨，据台湾宜兰县约70公里的外海。宜兰距离台湾首府台北月150公里。

　　Earthquakes frequently rattle Taiwan, but most are minor and cause little or no damage. However, a magnitude-7.6 earthquake in central Taiwan in 1999 killed more than 2,300 people。

　　台湾时常发生小规模地震，但伤亡及受损不大。但1999年的一次7.6级大地震也曾导致2300人死亡。