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Rescue operations continue in Taiwan, where the strongest earthquake in 25 years struck the island nation, damaging buildings, killing 10 people and injuring hundreds more.
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A magnitude 4.5 earthquake occurred in southwest Taiwan at 4:22 p.m. on Monday, followed four minutes ...
Taiwan’s last major earthquake was in 1999, when a magnitude 7.6 temblor struck about 90 miles southwest of Taipei, killing nearly 2,500 people.
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan was struck by an earthquake about 71 kilometers (44.1 miles) south of Hualien City, monitoring agencies said. The quake hit seconds after cell phone alarms went off at ...
Taiwan and its surrounding waters have registered about 2,000 earthquakes with a magnitude of 4.0 or greater since 1980, and more than 100 earthquakes with a magnitude above 5.5, according to ...
Taiwan's earthquake monitoring agency said the temblor struck just before 8:00 a.m. local time and gave the magnitude as 7.2, while the U.S. Geological Survey put it at 7.4.
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Taiwan’s earthquake monitoring agency gave the magnitude as 7.2 while the US Geological Survey put it at 7.4. 11 Cars on the road as a 7.2-magnitude earthquake hits Taiwan, with tsunami ...
Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news on the Taiwan earthquake for Tuesday, April 2. For the latest news on the quake, please see today's live file for Wednesday, April 3. A powerful 7.4 ...
Following a devastating earthquake in 1999, Taiwan upgraded its seismic infrastructure. Experts said it offers lessons for the U.S. West Coast.
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan's east coast on Wednesday, the island's Central Weather Administration said, as reported by Reuters. The quake had a depth of 30.9 km, it added. There were ...
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Wilson, a search and rescue dog with the Hualien County Fire Department, died in June after falling from the third floor during training.
A manga novel has predicted that a mega-earthquake will hit Japan today, July 5. The 2021 reprint of 'The Future I Saw' by Ryo Tatsuki warns that a "huge" tsunami will wash over countries in the ...