An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter Scale has struck eastern Taiwan.
The US Geological Survey said the quake had a magnitude of 6.4 and was centred just off the island's east coast, 25 km (15 miles) south-southeast of the city of Hualien.
There were no reports of tsunami warnings being issued.
Early television reports that a building had collapsed near Taipei were not correct, a Taiwanese disaster agency said.
At least four people were hurt during the quake, Taiwanese television reported later. A water tower collapsed and glass shattered in a hotel, it said, while two roads were cut outside the capital.
Earthquakes occur frequently in Taiwan, which lies on a seismically active stretch of the Pacific basin.
One of Taiwan's worst-recorded quakes occurred in September 1999. Measuring 7.6 on the old Richter scale, it killed more than 2,400 people and destroyed or damaged 50,000 buildings.
