A 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Hualien County of China's Taiwan at 5:24 a.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC), Paralel.Az reports.

The epicenter was monitored at 23.73 degrees north latitude and 121.49 degrees east longitude. The quake struck at a depth of 10 km, said a report issued by the CENC.