TAIPEI -- Two earthquakes jolted southern and
                  central Taiwan early on Monday but there were no
                  immediate reports of casualties or damage,
                  seismologists said.

                  The first quake, measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale,
                  struck at 12.18 am (1618 GMT on Sunday), with the
                  epicenter 12 km south-east of Kaohsiung city.

                  The second tremor with a magnitude of 4.8 hit at 7.47
                  am (2347 GMT on Sunday) with its epicenter 18.6
                  km south of Taichung and 7.7 km underground.

                  Minor tremors and aftershocks have been a daily
                  occurrence in Taiwan since a devastating quake last
                  September which left 2,400 people dead, 11,000
                  injured and more than 100,000 homeless. -- AFP

                        Adapted from The Straits Times, 8 May 2000.