New massive earthquake hits Taiwan Residents in desperation after more than 1,000 earthquakes rocked the island in the past month

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New massive earthquake hits Taiwan Residents in desperation after more than 1,000 earthquakes rocked the island in the past month

The quake occurred near the coastal area at 02:21 (18:21 GMT Friday), at a depth of 24.9 km, and triggered mobile alarms in the capital of Taipei. Taiwan was hit by more than 1,000 after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Hualien earlier this month that claimed the lives of 17 people. It struck at the intersection of two tectonic plates, and Taiwan is often hit by earthquakes. In 2016, more than 100 people lost their lives in a southern earthquake, a…