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Map of Tsunami Warnings issued by China's TACMNR on 3 April 2024 at 08:15 BJT. A tsunami was triggered by the earthquake, with a maximum height of 1 m (3.3 ft) in parts of Hualien City. [28] A 0.5 m (1 ft 8 in) wave was observed in Chenggong, Taitung, while an 82 cm (32 in) surge was recorded in Wushi Harbor. The CWA issued an alert advising ...
At least nine people were killed and more than 900 injured when Taiwan’s biggest earthquake in 25 years rocked the island during the morning rush hour, prompting authorities to issue tsunami ...
Hualien was last struck by a deadly quake in 2018 that killed 17 people and brought down a historic hotel. Taiwan's worst quake in recent years struck on Sept. 21, 1999, with a magnitude of 7.7 ...
HUALIEN, Taiwan (Reuters) -Taiwan's biggest earthquake in at least 25 years killed nine people on Wednesday and injured more than 900, while 50 workers travelling in minibuses to a hotel in a ...
The most recent major earthquake was the 2024 Hualien earthquake, and the most recent major earthquake with a high death toll was the 921 earthquake, which struck on 21 September 1999, and claimed 2,415 lives. Many modern buildings in Taiwan are constructed with earthquake safety in mind, including Taipei 101, which had to cope with the dual ...
The 2006 Hengchun earthquakes occurred on December 26 at 20:26 and 20:34 local time off the southwest coast of Taiwan in the Luzon Strait, which connects the South China Sea with the Philippine Sea. The International Seismological Centre measured the shocks at 7.0 and 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale. The earthquakes not only caused casualties ...
Damaged houses and road following an earthquake in New Taipei City, Taiwan, on April 3, 2024. Taiwan has been hit by the strongest earthquake in a quarter of a century, with shocks from the ...
The Chi-Chi earthquake[4][5][6] (later also known as the Jiji earthquake[a] or the great earthquake of September 21[b]), was a 7.3 M L or 7.7 M w earthquake which occurred in Jiji (Chi-Chi), Nantou County, Taiwan on 21 September 1999 at 01:47:12 local time. [2] 2,415 people were killed, 11,305 injured, and NT$ 300 billion worth of damage was ...