5 days ago · A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook buildings in Taiwan on Thursday morning, as a series of temblors hit the island, causing little damage but possibly portending more seismic activity in the near future. ... unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world ...

Apr 4, 2024 · Rescuers are working to free dozens trapped after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the east coast of Taiwan — causing landslides and collapsed structures. At least nine people have died, more...

Apr 4, 2024 · The strongest earthquake in a quarter-century rocked Taiwan during the morning rush hour Wednesday, killing nine people, stranding dozens of workers at quarries and sending some residents...

Apr 4, 2024 · The most powerful earthquake to rock Taiwan in a quarter-century killed nine people, stranded dozens of workers at quarries, and sent some residents scrambling out the windows of damaged buildings.

Apr 3, 2024 · At least nine people were killed and more than 1,000 others were injured on Wednesday in the most powerful earthquake to strike Taiwan in 25 years, the Taiwanese government said.

Apr 4, 2024 · More than 700 people are stranded following the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Taiwan’s northern Hualien County on Wednesday, according to Taiwan’s National Fire Agency (NFA). Rescue...

Apr 2, 2024 · Rescuers in Taiwan scrambled to free dozens of people trapped in highway tunnels after the island was struck by its strongest earthquake in 25 years Wednesday, killing at least nine and...

Apr 3, 2024 · 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...

Apr 4, 2024 · Taipei, Taiwan — Taiwan's strongest earthquake in a quarter century rocked the island during the morning rush hour Wednesday, damaging buildings and highways and leaving nine people dead.

Apr 3, 2024 · Rescue efforts are under way in Taiwan after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the island's eastern coast, killing at least nine and injuring more than 900. Some 127 people are trapped in...

Apr 3, 2024 · Taiwan's biggest earthquake in at least 25 years killed nine people on Wednesday and injured more than 900, while 50 workers travelling in minibuses to a hotel in a national park were missing.

Apr 6, 2024 · Earthquake aftershocks halt the demolition of a leaning building in Taiwan. Death toll rises to 13. Demolition work is underway at a building collapsed by a powerful earthquake in Hualien City, Taiwan, Saturday, April 6, 2024. Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years struck Wednesday morning off its east coast. (Suo Takekuma/Kyodo News via AP)

Apr 3, 2024 · Taiwan was rocked by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake on Wednesday, the strongest to hit the island in 25 years. It has so far killed nine people, injured about 900 others and prompted a tsunami...

Apr 3, 2024 · The magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck Taiwan on Wednesday damaged many buildings and a major highway in Hualien, a city on the eastern coast, and it knocked out power as it rocked the...

5 days ago · A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook buildings in Taiwan on Thursday morning, as a series of temblors hit the island, causing little damage but possibly portending more seismic activity in the near future

Apr 5, 2024 · Wednesday’s earthquake shook more parts of Taiwan with greater intensity than any other quake since 1999, when a 7.7 magnitude tremor hit the middle of the island, killing 2,400 people and...

Apr 3, 2024 · An earthquake rocked the entire island of Taiwan early Wednesday, killing nine, injuring hundreds, collapsing buildings in a southern city and sparking a brief tsunami warning for southern...

Apr 2, 2024 · Taiwan's been hit by a magnitude 7.4 earthquake, its most powerful in 25 years; Nine people are confirmed to have died, at least five were killed by falling rocks say officials

Apr 4, 2024 · HUALIEN CITY, Taiwan – A massive, 7.4 magnitude earthquake that hit Taiwan Wednesday morning sent bridges swaying and buried mountainous roads in landslides. "The road below my feet suddenly...

Jan 26, 2025 · TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Tainan’s Nanxi District on Sunday at 7:38 a.m., with a shallow depth of 8.1 km, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA). The quake’s effects were felt across the country, with neighboring areas such as Chiayi County, Kaohsiung City, Chiayi City, Yunlin County, and ...

Apr 23, 2024 · TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A cluster of earthquakes struck the island republic of Taiwan early Tuesday, the strongest having a magnitude of 6.1, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

5 days ago · A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook buildings in Taiwan on Thursday morning, as a series of temblors hit the island, causing little damage but possibly portending more seismic activity in the near future

Apr 3, 2024 · At least nine people were killed and more than 900 injured when Taiwan’s biggest earthquake in 25 years rocked the island during the morning rush hour, prompting authorities to issue tsunami...

Jan 21, 2025 · Taiwan lies near the junction of two tectonic plates and is prone to earthquakes. Taiwan's last major earthquake was in April, a 7.2 magnitude temblor that hit the east coast county of Hualien ...

Jan 21, 2025 · A 6.4-magnitude earthquake has struck southern Taiwan, leaving 27 people with minor injuries and some reported damage.

5 days ago · On 21 January 2025, at 00:17:26 TST (16:17 UTC on 20 January), a M L 6.4 (M w 6.0) earthquake struck Dongshan District, Tainan City, Taiwan, near the border with Chiayi County.It was caused by reverse faulting and had a depth of 16 kilometres (9.9 miles). [1] It injured 50 people and damaged several thousand buildings across six counties and cities in …

1 day ago · But when an earthquake hits, the areas that experience the strongest shaking aren’t always the places that suffer the greatest damage. Take the massive Chi-Chi earthquake, which caused extensive damage in Taiwan in the fall of 1999 and killed more than 2,400 people. The distribution of damage followed an uneven pattern: Deaths caused by the ...