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TAIPEI: Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in a quarter century rocked the island during the morning rush hour Wednesday, damaging buildings and highways and causing the deaths of four people.

An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.7 struck near Taiwan at 8:58 AM on April 3, triggering tsunami warnings for the main island of Okinawa and the Miyako and Yaeyama regions, later lifted at noon.

The strongest earthquake in a quarter-century rocked Taiwan during the morning rush hour Wednesday, killing nine people.

  A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off eastern Taiwan on Wednesday morning local time, sparking tsunami warnings. The quake occurred about 11 miles from Hualien City, Taiwan, according to the USGS, shaking the entire island and collapsing buildings. It was followed by a 6.5 magnitude earthquake. The Tsunami Warning System in the United States issued a […]

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

The strongest earthquake in a quarter-century has rocked Taiwan during the morning rush hour. Wednesday's quake killed nine people, trapped dozens of miners and sent some residents scrambling out the windows of damaged buildings. 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 sports fiel...

The quake damaged buildings across the island, leaving at least four people dead.

Taiwan's strongest earthquake in a quarter century rocked the island during the morning rush hour Wednesday, damaging buildings and highways and causing the deaths of four people.

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in a quarter century rocked the island during the morning rush hour Wednesday, damaging buildings and highways and causing the deaths of four people. Taiwan’s national fire agency said four people died in Hualien County and at least 57 were injured in the quake that struck…

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