At least nine people were killed and more than 900 injured when taiwan’s biggest earthquake in 25 years rocked the island during the morning rush hour, prompting authorities. A magnitude 6 earthquake has struck off the northeast coast of taiwan, shaking buildings in the capital, taipei. The quake hit seconds after cell.
Taipei, taiwan (ap) — taiwan was struck by an earthquake about 71 kilometers (44.1 miles) south of hualien city, monitoring agencies said. A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck tainan in southern taiwan at 2:57pm today, the central weather administration (cwa) said. A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of taiwan, according to the u.s.
The quake’s epicentre was about 20km (12 miles) offshore. A major earthquake has hit the east coast of taiwan with a magnitude of 7.4, the strongest on the island in 25 years. Taiwan's strongest earthquake in 25 years rocked the island during the morning rush on wednesday, damaging buildings. The quake was centered about 71 kilometers south of.