Taiwan is rattled by powerful 5.5-magnitude earthquake days after another huge tremor left 17 dead


by Daily Mail Online

Daily Mail Online— The region was the epicentre of a magnitude-7.4 quake that hit on April 3, causing landslides that blocked off roads, while buildings in the main Hualien city were badly damaged.

ABS-CBN News—Taiwan hit by strong 5.5-magnitude earthquake. Taiwan's capital was shaken by a "strong" earthquake early Monday evening, AFP staff reported, with the Central Weather Administration saying it was a magnitude-5.5 tremor originating in eastern Hualien.

FOX Weather—Taiwan rattled by pair of strong earthquakes just weeks after deadly one. TAIPEI, Taiwan – At least two strong earthquakes struck Taiwan early Tuesday morning, just weeks after one of the strongest quakes in the country’s history killed several people. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurred at 2:26 a.m. local time (2:26 p.m. ET Monday) just off the eastern shore of the island nation, about 17 miles south of Hualien City, at a depth of about 6.7 miles. The second, a magnitude 6, happened about 6 minutes later along the eastern...

CNA—Taiwan's Hualien hit by 5.5-magnitude quake. TAIPEI: A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan's eastern county of Hualien on Monday (Apr 22), the island's weather administration said, with no immediate reports of damage. The quake, which had a depth of 10km, also shook buildings in the capital Taipei. Hualien was the epicent