15 injured in 6.2-magnitude earthquake in Taiwan

[Mary Wilson]

Published: Jan 21, 2025 08:10 AM
​By Global Times



CHINA / SOCIETY
15 injured in 6.2-magnitude earthquake in Taiwan
By Global Times Published: Jan 21, 2025 08:10 AM

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A total of 15 people were injured during a 6.2-magnitude earthquake that jolted island of Taiwan at 12:17 am Tuesday (Beijing Time), CCTV news reported.

The epicenter, with a depth of 14 km, was monitored at 23.24 degrees north latitude and 120.51 degrees east longitude, the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) said.

The earthquake caused strong tremors across the entire island of Taiwan, with noticeable shaking reported in Quanzhou, Xiamen and Fuzhou in East China's Fujian Province, and Ningbo, Hangzhou in East China's Zhejiang Province, Shanghai also felt the tremors, according to CCTV News on Tuesday.​ ...

The Taiwan meteorological department has issued alerts for over 20 counties and cities in island of Taiwan ...

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202501/1327281.shtml

 

[Mary Wilson]

3 reportedly trapped in quake-damaged building in Tainan

01/21/2025 02:10 AM

Two adults and a child are believed to be trapped in the residential building located in Tainan's Nanxi District, near the epicenter of a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that struck Chiayi County in southern Taiwan at 12:17 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Tainan Fire Bureau.​ ...

Over 10 houses in Tainan's Nanxi District collapsed or partially collapsed following a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that struck southern Taiwan Tuesday. ...

As of 2 a.m., over 30 earthquakes have hit southern Taiwan following the magnitude 6.4 earthquake ...

https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202501210002