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| Shallow 6.4 quake strikes Taiwan – USGS | Shallow 6.4 quake strikes Taiwan – USGS |
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| A 6.4-magnitude earthquake has struck the east coast of Taiwan, the US Geological Service (USGS) reported. The epicenter of the quake was reportedly just 1km deep, some 22km east-northeast of Hua-lien. | A 6.4-magnitude earthquake has struck the east coast of Taiwan, the US Geological Service (USGS) reported. The epicenter of the quake was reportedly just 1km deep, some 22km east-northeast of Hua-lien. |
| A hotel in Hualien has collapsed following the earthquake, Reuters reported, citing the Taiwanese government. | |
| Images posted online appear to show the first floor of the hotel severely damaged, with parts of the building crumbling onto the sidewalk. | |
| Freelance journalist Louise Watt tweeted that her apartment in Taipei shook as a result of the quake, adding that she received a “loud presidential alert” on her phone at the same time. | |
| There has been no confirmation of casualties so far and no tsunami warnings have been issued. | |
| Earlier on Tuesday, a magnitude 4.7 earthquake hit Hualien County. That quake followed a 5.3-magnitude earthquake that struck Taiwan on Sunday night, causing 80 aftershocks as of Tuesday afternoon – 10 of which could be felt by residents, Seismological Center deputy director Lu Pei-ling said, according to Focus Taiwan. | |
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