Taiwan earthquake

There have been no initial reports of damage or casualties as a result of the earthquake; however, significant damage is likely near the epicenter, located in ...

Officials may temporarily shut down transportation infrastructure in the tremor zone to check for damage. The tremor occurred at a depth of about 10 km (6 miles), and strong shaking was probably felt throughout parts of southern and central Taiwan. A magnitude-6.6 earthquake occurred in southeastern Taiwan at around 21:41 Sept.

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Taiwan on Saturday night, but there was no immediate report of deaths.

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A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.4 shook southeastern Taiwan on Saturday but there were no immediate reports of damage.The quake had a depth of 7.3.

[World News](/News/world) Buildings shook briefly in the capital Taipei. [AlArabiya](/)

The US Geological Survey reported that a 6.6-magnitude earthquake occurred on Saturday near the east coast of Taiwan. According to the USGS, the earthquake ...

According to the USGS, the earthquake struck at about 9:30 p.m. The magnitude was somewhat lower, at 6.4, according to Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau, but it was shallower at 7.3 kilometres.

There were no reports of any injuries or damage in the immediate aftermath of the quake.

[Taiwan](https://www.theguardian.com/world/taiwan) on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said. The quake was also felt in the capital, Taipei. The island does not issue tsunami warnings unless a quake is more powerful than magnitude 7.0.

Sept. 17 (UPI) -- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake rocked southeastern Taiwan Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. Advertisement.

Many coastal areas experienced between 3 and 4 on the scale. Taitung and Hualien counties felt the largest effects, while Kaohsiung and its 2.7 million inhabitants was the most-affected city. The city's metro system was closed temporarily, with five aftershocks reported. [ Central Weather Bureau uses](https://www.cwb.gov.tw/V8/E/E/EQ/EQ111090-0917-224528.html) a seismic intensity scale ranging from 1 to 7. [ according to the USGS](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000i8ui/executive). [Geoscience Australia measured the quake](https://earthquakes.ga.gov.au/event/ga2022simhsg) with a magnitude of 6.6.

A strong 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Taiwan on Saturday as local media reported objects falling from store shelves but there were no...

More than 100 people were killed in a quake in southern Taiwan in 2016, while a 7.3 magnitude quake killed more than 2,000 people in 1999. Buildings shook briefly in the capital Taipei. The quake had a depth of 7.3 kilometers (4.5 miles) with its epicentre in Taitung county, a sparsely populated part of the island, the Taiwan weather bureau said.

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the sparsely populated southeastern part of Taiwan on Sunday, the island's weather bureau said, with some initial reports of ...

Buildings shook briefly in the capital Taipei. Japan's weather agency also lifted an earlier tsunami warning for part of Okinawa prefecture. The U.S. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

Taipei, Sept. 18 (CNA) A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Taiwan's southeastern Taitung County at 1:19 p.m. Sunday, the strongest since late Saturday's ...

The U.S. Geological Survey measured the quake at a magnitude 7.2 and the U.S. Tsunami Warning Center issued a warning in Taiwan after the tremor. (Reporting by ...

The U.S. Buildings shook briefly in the capital Taipei. It said hazardous tsunami waves were possible within 300 km (190 miles) of the epicentre along the coasts of Taiwan.

TAIPEI - A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the sparsely populated southeastern part of Taiwan on Sunday, the island's weather bureau said, derailing train ...

Buildings shook briefly in the capital Taipei. The US Geological Survey measured the quake at a magnitude 7.2 and at a depth of 10km. The weather bureau said the epicentre was in Taitung county, and followed a 6.4 magnitude temblor on Saturday evening in the same area, which caused no casualties.

TAIPEI: A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the sparsely populated southeastern part of Taiwan on Sunday (Sep 18), the island's weather bureau said, ...

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Beijing (AP) -- A strong earthquake shook Taiwan on Sunday as a series aftershocks hit the self-governing island off China's east coast.

Hazardous tsunami waves are possible along coastlines within a 300 kilometer radius of a 6.9-magnitude earthquake that hit south-eastern Taiwan on Sunday, ...

Photos showed collapsed buildings in southern Taiwan following the powerful earthquake. Kolas Yotaka, a former presidential spokeswoman who is running for local elections in Hualien county, said that damages were also reported at a local school. Japan's Meteorological Agency has issued a tsunami warning for Miyako island in the East China Sea following the quake, which hit the Yujing district in rural Taiwan and had a depth of 10 kilometers.

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the sparsely populated southeastern part of Taiwan on Sunday, according to the island's weather bureau, sparking a tsunami ...

The U.S. Buildings shook briefly in the capital Taipei.

Buildings shook again in Taipei on Sunday as another earthquake rattled the island, following a strong temblor earlier in the day with its epicentre in ...

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TAIPEI: A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the sparsely populated southeastern part of Taiwan on Sunday (Sep 18), the island's weather bureau said, ...

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A strong earthquake has shaken much of Taiwan, toppling at least one building and trapping two people inside and knocking part of a passenger train off its ...

In Taoyuan city, west of Taipei and 210 kilometers (130 miles) north of the epicenter, a man was injured by a ceiling collapse on the 5th floor of a sports center. None of the 20 passengers were injured. They had no electricity and a weak cellphone signal.

The US Geological Survey (USGS) reported that a 6.9-magnitude earthquake occurred on Sunday off the southeast coast of Taiwan. A tsunami warning has been ...

The USGS lowered the earthquake from its initial strength of 7.2 to 6.9 magnitude. In a video shared by NDTV journalist Umashankar Singh on Twitter, the impact of the earthquake can be seen as the jolts shake the train standing at a station. The US Geological Survey (USGS) reported that a 6.9-magnitude earthquake occurred on Sunday off the southeast coast of Taiwan.

The magnitude 6.8 quake was the largest among dozens that have rattled the island's southeastern coast since Saturday evening, when a 6.4 quake struck the same ...

In Taoyuan city, west of Taipei and 210 kilometers (130 miles) north of the epicenter, a man was injured by a ceiling collapse on the 5th floor of a sports center. None of the 20 passengers were injured. They had no electricity and a weak cellphone signal.

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the sparsely populated southeastern part of Taiwan on Sunday, the island's weather bureau said.

Buildings shook briefly in the capital Taipei, and aftershocks have continued to jolt the island. Japan's weather agency lifted a tsunami warning for part of Okinawa prefecture. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a warning for Taiwan after the tremor but later lifted the alert. The weather bureau said the epicenter was in Taitung county and followed a 6.4 magnitude temblor on Saturday evening in the same area, which caused no casualties. - The weather bureau said the epicenter was in Taitung county and followed a 6.4 magnitude temblor on Saturday evening in the same area, which caused no casualties. The U.S.

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan's southeastern coast on Sunday, collapsing a three-story building in the town of Yuli, derailing a train and stranding ...

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Magnitude 6.8 quake strikes Hualien, collapsing a bridge and three-storey building and derailing a train.

The shaking was felt at the north end of the island in the capital, Taipei. None of the 20 passengers were injured. The 70-year-old owner of the building and his wife were rescued first, but it took longer to get to a 39-year-old woman and her five-year-old daughter.

Firefighters work at the site where a building collapsed following a 6.8-magnitude earthquake, in Yuli, Hualien county, Taiwan September 18, 2022.

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Taipei, Sept. 19 (CNA) As of 11 a.m. Monday, more than 70 aftershocks were recorded following a magnitude 6.8 earthquake that struck Taiwan's southeastern ...

Sept. After the magnitude 6.4 earthquake on Saturday, Chen said he had originally expected that aftershocks may last for about a month. Monday, was located in Hualien's Zhuoxi Township, with a depth of 13.4 km, according to the CWB. Monday, more than 70 aftershocks were recorded following a magnitude 6.8 earthquake that struck Taiwan's southeastern Taitung County the previous day, including a magnitude 5.9 shock, and more are expected in coming days, according to the Central Weather Bureau's (CWB's) Seismological Center. 19 (CNA) As of 11 a.m. Taipei, Sept.

The earthquake is likely an aftershock of the magnitude-6.8 earthquake that occurred 21:41 Sept. 17. The tremor resulted in one fatality in Yuli Township, ...

Officials may temporarily shut down transportation infrastructure in the tremor zone to check for damage. A magnitude-5.5 earthquake occurred in southeastern Taiwan at around 10:07 Sept. The tremor occurred at a depth of about 13 km (8 miles), and strong-to-moderate shaking was probably felt throughout parts of east central Taiwan and light shaking across the rest of Taiwan.