Taiwan earthquake

2022 - 9 - 18

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Powerful earthquake hits southeast Taiwan, tsunami warning issued (Reuters)

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the sparsely populated southeastern part of Taiwan on Sunday, the island's weather bureau said, with some initial reports of ...

Buildings shook briefly in the capital Taipei. Japan's weather agency also lifted an earlier tsunami warning for part of Okinawa prefecture. The U.S. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

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Taiwan Struck By 2nd Strong Earthquake in as Many Days (Bloomberg)

Beijing (AP) -- A strong earthquake shook Taiwan on Sunday as a series aftershocks hit the self-governing island off China's east coast.

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Tsunami warnings issued after 6.9-magnitude earthquake hits Taiwan (CNN)

Hazardous tsunami waves are possible along coastlines within a 300 kilometer radius of a 6.9-magnitude earthquake that hit south-eastern Taiwan on Sunday, ...

Photos showed collapsed buildings in southern Taiwan following the powerful earthquake. Kolas Yotaka, a former presidential spokeswoman who is running for local elections in Hualien county, said that damages were also reported at a local school. Japan's Meteorological Agency has issued a tsunami warning for Miyako island in the East China Sea following the quake, which hit the Yujing district in rural Taiwan and had a depth of 10 kilometers.

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Powerful Earthquake Hits Southeast Taiwan, Tsunami Warning Issued (Voice of America)

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the sparsely populated southeastern part of Taiwan on Sunday, according to the island's weather bureau, sparking a tsunami ...

The U.S. Buildings shook briefly in the capital Taipei.

Taiwan struck by 2nd strong earthquake in as many days (ABC News)

The magnitude 6.8 quake was the largest among dozens that have rattled the island's southeastern coast since Saturday evening, when a 6.4 quake struck the same ...

In Taoyuan city, west of Taipei and 210 kilometers (130 miles) north of the epicenter, a man was injured by a ceiling collapse on the 5th floor of a sports center. None of the 20 passengers were injured. They had no electricity and a weak cellphone signal.

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Powerful earthquake hits Taiwan, Japan tsunami warning issued (1 News)

Following the quake in Taiwan which collapsed buildings, Japan Meteorological Agency issued an advisory for a tsunami as high as 1 metre.

A three-story building with a 7-11 convenience store on the ground floor and residences on the upper ones collapsed in nearby Yuli town, the island’s Central News Agency said. A canopy on a platform at Dongli station in Fuli town, which is between Yuli and the quake’s epicentre at Chishang, hit a train, leaving three of the cars tilted at an angle, the agency said, citing the railway administration. The epicentre was in the town of Chishang at the relatively shallow depth of 7 kilometres, Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau said.

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Strong Taiwan earthquake traps people and derails a train (NPR)

The magnitude 6.8 quake was the largest among dozens that have rattled the island's southeastern coast since Saturday evening, when a 6.4 quake struck the same ...

In Taoyuan city, west of Taipei and 210 kilometers (130 miles) north of the epicenter, a man was injured by a ceiling collapse on the 5th floor of a sports center. None of the 20 passengers were injured. They had no electricity and a weak cellphone signal.

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6.8 quake strikes Taiwan, second strong shake in as many days (New Zealand Herald)

The magnitude 6.8 quake was the largest among dozens that have rattled the island's southeastern coast since Saturday evening, when a 6.4 quake struck the same ...

A canopy on a platform at Dongli station in Fuli town, which is between Yuli and the quake's epicenter at Chishang, hit a train, leaving three of the cars tilted at an angle, the agency said, citing the railway administration. Police and firefighters rushed to a bridge collapse on a two-lane road in what appeared to be a rural part of Yuli where one or more vehicles may have fallen off, the Central News Agency said. A three-story building with a 7-11 convenience store on the ground floor and residences on the upper ones collapsed in nearby Yuli town, the island's Central News Agency said.

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Strong earthquake hits southeastern Taiwan, building collapses (CNBC)

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the sparsely populated southeastern part of Taiwan on Sunday, the island's weather bureau said.

Buildings shook briefly in the capital Taipei, and aftershocks have continued to jolt the island. Japan's weather agency lifted a tsunami warning for part of Okinawa prefecture. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a warning for Taiwan after the tremor but later lifted the alert. The weather bureau said the epicenter was in Taitung county and followed a 6.4 magnitude temblor on Saturday evening in the same area, which caused no casualties. - The weather bureau said the epicenter was in Taitung county and followed a 6.4 magnitude temblor on Saturday evening in the same area, which caused no casualties. The U.S.

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Second big earthquake strikes Taiwan in many days (New Zealand Herald)

A strong earthquake has shaken Taiwan as a series of aftershocks hit the self-governing island off China's east coast. The 6.8 quake struck at a relatively ...

A canopy on a platform at Dongli station in Fuli town, which is between Yuli and the quake's epicenter at Chishang, hit a train, leaving three of the cars tilted at an angle, the agency said, citing the railway administration. Police and firefighters rushed to a bridge collapse on a two-lane road in what appeared to be a rural part of Yuli where one or more vehicles may have fallen off, the Central News Agency said. A three-story building with a 7-11 convenience store on the ground floor and residences on the upper ones collapsed in nearby Yuli town, the island's Central News Agency said.

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Latest and strongest earthquake causes damage in eastern Taiwan (The Guardian)

Magnitude 6.8 quake strikes Hualien, collapsing a bridge and three-storey building and derailing a train.

The shaking was felt at the north end of the island in the capital, Taipei. None of the 20 passengers were injured. The 70-year-old owner of the building and his wife were rescued first, but it took longer to get to a 39-year-old woman and her five-year-old daughter.

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Taiwan sees "widespread damage" from 6.8-magnitude earthquake (Axios)

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan's southeastern coast on Sunday, collapsing a three-story building in the town of Yuli, derailing a train and stranding ...

[Japan's Meteorological Agency](https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/general-news/20220918-59162/)also issued a tsunami advisory for parts of Okinawa Prefecture. These candidates — nearly 1 in 3 GOP statewide candidates, These winds are already starting to take out large parts of the island's fragile electricity grid. [Trump's 2024 triumph](/2022/09/18/donald-trump-election-deniers-2024) [issued a tsunami warning](https://www.tsunami.gov/events/PHEB/2022/09/18/22261001/2/WEPA40/WEPA40.txt) after the quake but lifted it an hour later. [state-run news agency](https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202209180019).

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Earthquake again felt in Taiwan's capital Taipei (Reuters)

Buildings shook again in Taipei on Sunday as another earthquake rattled the island, following a strong temblor earlier in the day with its epicentre in ...

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Major quake strikes off Taiwan; 2 trapped in building collapse (Aljazeera.com)

A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan's southeastern coast on Sunday with at least one building collapse and train cars derailed. The quake hit at 2:44pm ...

The temblor’s initial strength was given as magnitude 7.2, but USGS later downgraded it to 6.9. The roughly 20 passengers on board were evacuated. A two-story residential building collapsed near the epicentre and work is under way to rescue two trapped people.

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Magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits Taiwan- EMSC (Reuters)

Firefighters work at the site where a building collapsed following a 6.8-magnitude earthquake, in Yuli, Hualien county, Taiwan September 18, 2022.

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Taiwan earthquake tsunami warning lifted (South Coast Register)

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake has hit the sparsely populated southeastern part of Taiwan, derailing train carriages, causing a...

Buildings shook briefly in the capital Taipei. Japan's weather agency lifted a tsunami warning for part of Okinawa prefecture. The fire department said one person was injured.

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