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...
Schools and offices in Hualien and the surrounding county were ordered closed as hundreds of aftershocks continued to strike on land and just off the coast in the Pacific Ocean.
Taiwan was shaken by dozens of earthquakes overnight and into Tuesday that left buildings swaying, with the government saying they were aftershocks from a huge deadly quake that hit the island more than two weeks ago.The strongest, which the US Geological Survey measured at magnitude 6.1, hit around 2:30 am (1830 GMT) followed minutes later by a 6.0 tremor.Taipei's Central Weather Administration put them at 6.0 and 6.3, respectively.Authorities said there were no casualties reported so far, but...
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
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.
Taiwan's Shoufeng Township, Hualien County, was struck with five earthquakes within 9 minutes on Monday, Central News Agency Focus Taiwan reported.Earlier todat, Taiwan's capital was shaken by a "strong" earthquake with the Central Weather Administration saying it was a magnitude-5.5 tremor originating in eastern Hualien.The region was the epicentre of a magnitude-7.4 quake that hit on April 3, causing landslides around the mountainous region that blocked off roads, while buildings in the main...
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A cluster of earthquakes struck the island republic of Taiwan early Tuesday, the strongest having a magnitude of 6.1, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no reports of casualties in the quakes, although there were further damages to two multi-story buildings that had been evacuated following a magnitude
STORY: Footage showed Marshal building and a hotel in Hualien, which had already been damaged on April 3's quake, tilted to the side. According to authorities, the structures were empty due to this.There were no reports of any casualties.More than 80 earthquakes, the strongest of 6.3 magnitude, struck Taiwan's east coast starting Monday (April 22) night and into the early hours of Tuesday (April 23) and some caused shaking of buildings in the capital Taipei, the island's weather administration...