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The strongest quake to hit the island in 25 years left at least nine dead, dozens of others trapped and nearly 1,000 people injured. Taiwan rocked by 7.4 magnitude earthquake, leaving at least 9 ...
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 ...
Taiwan’s earthquake monitoring agency said the quake was 7.2 magnitude while the U.S. Geological Survey put it at 7.4. It struck about 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Hualien and was about 35 ...
Taiwan's Central Weather Administration (CWA) measured the earthquake's local magnitude at 7.2, [9] while the United States Geological Survey (USGS) placed the earthquake at M w 7.4. [10] It was the strongest earthquake to hit Taiwan since the 1999 Jiji earthquake, which measured M w 7.7. [11]
The earthquake was preceded by a M L 6.5 foreshock on May 20, 1986 which struck north of Hualien at 15.8 km (9.8 mi) depth. The foreshock produced aftershocks located on two parallel, steep, east-dipping thrust faults. Aftershocks were distributed northwest of the mainshock and had depths shallower than 16 km (9.9 mi), suggesting the earthquake ...
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. According to the USGS, Tuesday's ...
It was reportedly the most powerful earthquake to strike the Tainan-Chiayi area since the 1964 Baihe earthquake, and the first large earthquake in the region since 1998. [ 5 ] The CWB's earthquake early warning system issued a warning at 00:17:33.9 local time; 7.9 seconds after the initial detection of seismic waves from the mainshock, with the ...
The powerful earthquake in Taiwan on Wednesday shook an island that was well prepared for a seismic catastrophe — likely more so than some regions of the U.S., several experts said.