Taiwan Earthquake News: Schools evacuated as quake of magnitude 6.1 hits eastern part of country; no casualties reported so far
Taiwan, a self-ruled island that China considers its own, lies near the junction of two tectonic plates and is prone to earthquakes. The recent earthquake hit at a depth of 18 km (11 miles), the Central Weather Bureau said
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A large crack could be seen in the center of a road in Taipei’s eastern district of Xinyi
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The quake hit at a depth of 18 km (11 miles), the Central Weather Bureau said
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Taiwan, a self-ruled island that China considers its own, lies near the junction of two tectonic plates and is prone to earthquakes
Taipei: An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck Taiwan’s coastal city of Hualien on Thursday, shaking buildings and temporarily suspending subway services in the capital Taipei, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
A major road in the centre of Taipei is seen damaged after an earthquake. Reuters
Local television footage showed school children being evacuated from buildings, while a weather bureau official said it was the largest quake to hit the island so far this year.
A large crack could be seen in the center of a road in Taipei’s eastern district of Xinyi, the city’s financial hub.
The quake hit at a depth of 18 km (11 miles), the Central Weather Bureau said.
No other details were immediately available.
The central government said it had set up a disaster reaction center.
The United States Geological Survey put the magnitude of the quake at 6.4, adding that it struck at a depth of 15 km (9 miles) from Hualien.
Taiwan, a self-ruled island that China considers its own, lies near the junction of two tectonic plates and is prone to earthquakes.
More than 100 people were killed in an earthquake in the island’s south in 2016, and a quake of 7.6 magnitude killed more than 2,000 people in 1999.
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