US EditionTaiwan Rattled by Quake Off Northeast Coast, No Reports of Damage
The magnitude 6 earthquake was the strongest in 25 years and caused no damage, with intensity levels reaching 4 in Yilan County and Taipei, officials said.
- On Wednesday , a magnitude 6 earthquake struck off Taiwan's northeast coast, briefly shaking buildings in Taipei with no immediate damage reported.
- Sitting on a tectonic plate boundary, Taiwan faces frequent earthquakes including the 2016 southern Taiwan quake that killed more than 100 and the 1999 921 earthquake that killed more than 2,400.
- Seismic monitors reported conflicting epicentre and depth data: about 20km offshore at 112km depth and 22.1 km northeast of Yilan County Hall at 6 km, with intensity level 4 in Yilan County and Taipei.
- TSMC said the quake did not trigger evacuations at its west coast factories, while authorities and Taiwan's fire department continued monitoring with no damage reported.
- Seismologists noted the quake as the strongest in 25 years, and the Taiwan Meteorological Agency issued a national alert at about 9pm for a significant quake felt in northern Taiwan.
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Taiwan rattled by earthquake off north-east coast, no immediate reports of damage
TAIPEI - A magnitude 6 earthquake struck in the sea off the northeast coast of Taiwan on Wednesday, the island's weather administration said, with no immediate reports of damage. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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