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Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in a quarter century damaged buildings and left at least four people dead.

Taiwan’s earthquake monitoring agency said the quake was a magnitude of 7.2, while the US Geological Survey put it at 7.4.

Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in a quarter century damaged buildings and left at least four people dead. Damage was reported around the island but tsunami threats in Taiwan and Japan have been lifted. Taiwan authorities said four people died in Hualien County near the epicenter. A five-story building in Hualien appeared heavily damaged and residents were helped out of windows. Scattered minor damage was apparent in Taipei, the capital. Landslides and debris closed highways on the east coas...

Taiwan’s earthquake monitoring agency said the quake was a magnitude of 7.2, while the US Geological Survey put it at 7.4.

There is no tsunami threat to Hawaii this afternoon following a 7.5-magnitude earthquake in Taiwan at about 1:58 p.m. Hawaii time.

The strongest earthquake in a quarter-century has rocked Taiwan during the morning rush hour. Wednesday's quake killed nine people, sent others scrambling out the windows of damaged buildings and halted train service throughout the island. A tsunami warning was triggered but later lifted. The quake was centered off the coast of rural, mountainous Hualien County. Just over 150 kilometers away in the capital of Taipei, tiles fell from older buildings, and schools evacuated their students to s...

Damage was reported around the island but tsunami threats in Taiwan and Japan were later lifted.

Taiwans earthquake monitoring agency gave the magnitude as 7.2 while the U.S. Geological Survey put it at 7.4

Dozens remain trapped and many buildings damaged with worst impacts seen around Hualien city, just 18km from epicentre

Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in a quarter century damaged buildings and left at least four people dead. Damage was reported around the island but tsunami threats in Taiwan and Japan have been lifted. Taiwan authorities said four people died in Hualien County near the epicenter. A five-story building in Hualien appeared heavily damaged and residents were helped out of windows. Scattered minor damage was apparent in Taipei, the capital. Landslides and debris closed highways on the east coas...