A 5.7-magnitude earthquake jolted Taiwan today, the US Geological Survey said, and was felt strongly in the capital Taipei.<br />''  <br />''The quake struck around 104 kilometres off the coast of the port city of Hualien, in the east of the island, at a depth of 34 km.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Hualien was hit by a 6.4 magnitude earthquake in February this year which killed 17 people.</span><br />