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A building is partially collapsed after a powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked Taiwan (VCG via Getty Images) All flight operations have been suspended at Naha airport in Okinawa following the ...
HONG KONG — A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Wednesday off Taiwan, killing nine people, injuring hundreds and collapsing buildings in the island’s most powerful tremor in at least 25 years ...
The strongest earthquake in a quarter-century rocked Taiwan Wednesday morning, killing nine people, stranding dozens at quarries and a national park, and sending some residents scrambling out the ...
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]
A strong earthquake rocked Taiwan early Wednesday, toppling buildings and leaving at least nine dead, dozens of others trapped and nearly 1,000 people injured, officials there say.
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.
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 ...