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Taiwan’s earthquake monitoring agency said the quake was magnitude 7.2 while the U.S. Geological Survey put it at 7.4. It struck about 11 miles off of Hualien, on Taiwan’s east coast, and was ...
It was the strongest earthquake to hit Taiwan since 1999, when a 7.6 magnitude tremor killed about 2,400 people, said Wu Chien-fu, director of Taiwan’s Seismological Center.
TAIPEI, Taiwan— A 7.4-magnitude earthquake, followed by several strong aftershocks, struck off the east coast of Taiwan on Wednesday morning, killing at least nine people and injuring 963 others ...
In 1999, a 7.6-magnitude earthquake in Taiwan killed nearly 2,500 people. That quake, which struck about 90 miles south-southwest of Taipei, was the second-deadliest in the island’s history, ...
Rescuers continued the search Friday for dozens of people still missing after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked Taiwan, killed at least 12 people and injured more than 1,000. The quake struck the ...
A cluster of earthquakes struck Taiwan early on Tuesday, the strongest measuring 6.1 magnitude, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There was no immediate information of any damage or casualties.
After a massive earthquake killed nine and injured over 1,000 people early Wednesday, rescuers in Taiwan were combing through the rubble to find scores of people missing or trapped, while experts ...
At least seven people were killed and more than 700 people injured when a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan early Wednesday. The quake, which rocked the island just before 8 a.m ...
Taiwan hit by strongest earthquake in 25 years; 4 dead and dozens injured ... The quake was the largest to hit the island since 1999 when a 7.6 magnitude tremor killed around 2,400 people, ...
Taiwan was rocked Wednesday morning by the island’s strongest earthquake in a quarter century, a magnitude 7.4 tremor that killed at least nine people, injured more than 800 others and trapped ...
The 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Taiwan on Wednesday can provide vital lessons for Southern California as it prepares for the next big temblor.
Taiwan was rocked Tuesday by a 7.4 magnitude earthquake that hit off the coast. But the causalities and destruction are minimal compared to a devastating earthquake that the island nation in 1999.