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6.7-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Taiwan, No Major Damage Reports

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6.7-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Taiwan

The US Geological Survey has reported that an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck off the coast of Taiwan early on Wednesday.

No deaths or injuries were reported immediately, and no extensive damage was reported.

In a statement, the USGS said that the quake, which it downgraded from an earlier estimate of magnitude 6,9, was centered 10 kilometers (six miles) deep and hit 70 kilometres south of Hualien City.

The AFP reporter felt her building shake in Taipei’s Zhongshan district a few minutes after 1:40 am (1740 GMT) on Friday. Government alerts sent people’s cell phones ringing.

A 5.4-magnitude quake struck Taiwan at 1:06 a.m., according to Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau.

An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 followed at 1:41 am, followed by an aftershock of magnitude 6.1 two minutes later, according to the USGS.

Taiwan is regularly hit by earthquakes due to its location at the junction of two tectonic plates.

Unless a quake exceeds magnitude 7.0, Taiwan does not issue tsunami warnings.

It is possible for earthquakes of 6.0 or more to be deadly, although much depends on where and how deep the quake occurs.

But the USGS gave the latest quake a “green” ranking, predicting low casualties or damage.

Taiwan experienced a 6.2 earthquake on its east coast in January. There were no reports of widespread damages or injuries.

6.5-magnitude quakes struck northeastern Yilan in October 2021, but the damage was minimal.

Hualien, a scenic tourist destination, was hit by a 6.4-magnitude quake in 2018 that killed 17 people and injured 300 others.

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