Taiwan hit by numerous quakes, strongest reaching 6.3 magnitude
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Phys.org— Taiwan's capital was hit by a series of earthquakes overnight into the early hours of Tuesday, with the Central Weather Administration saying the strongest was a magnitude-6.3 tremor originating in eastern Hualien.
mint—Taiwan earthquake: Over 80 quakes hit east coast in 24 hours, 6.3 magnitude strongest | Top 10 updates | Mint. More than 80 earthquakes hit Taiwan's east coast in the past 24 hours that also shook buildings in the capital Taipei, the island's weather administration said, adding that the strongest was 6.3 magnitude. The epicenter was largely the rural eastern county of Hualien, where a 7.2 magnitude earthquake on April 3 claimed the lives of at least 14 people and there were over 1,000 aftershocks since then. Here are top 10 updates on Taiwan earthquake, 1) Many aftershocks rocked Hualien in eastern...
NDTV—6.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Taiwan. A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan's eastern county of Hualien on Tuesday, the island's weather administration said, with no immediate reports of damage.
AP7AM—6.0-magnitude quake hits Philippines. Manila, May 4; An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 rocked Leyte province in the central Philippines, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.
The institute said on Friday that the quake, which occurred at 6:16 p.m. local time, hit at a depth of 8 km, about 32 km southeast of Dulag, a coastal town, Xinhua news agency reported.
The institute added that the tectonic quake will trigger aftershocks and cause damage. The tremor was also felt in...