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

The strongest earthquake in a quarter-century rocked Taiwan on Wednesday, killing nine people, sending some scrambling out windows of damaged buildings.

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 scrambling out the windows of damaged buildings.

HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — The strongest earthquake in a quarter-century rocked Taiwan during the morning rush hour Wednesday, killing nine people, sending others scrambling out the windows of damaged …

The strongest earthquake in a quarter-century has rocked Taiwan during the morning rush hour. Wednesdays quake killed nine people, trapped dozens in quarries and sent some residents scrambling out the

Taiwan is regularly jolted by quakes and its population is among the best prepared for them, but authorities said they had expected a mild earthquake and did not send out alerts.

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The strongest earthquake in a quarter-century has rocked Taiwan during the morning rush hour.

A five-story building in lightly populated Hualien appeared heavily damaged, collapsing its first floor and leaving the rest leaning at a 45-degree angle.

A strong magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off eastern Taiwan Wednesday morning local time, triggering tsunami warnings.