The earthquake hit Taiwan's southern Chiayi county at 12.17am local time. According to Taiwan's Central Weather Administration, the epicenter was located 38km (23 miles) southeast of
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck southern Taiwan, leaving 27 people with minor injuries and some reported damage.
TAIPEI - A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck a mountainous, rural area of Taiwan’s south on Jan 21, the island’s weather administration said, injuring 27 people and causing ceilings of homes to cave in according to local authorities.
A powerful magnitude 6.4 earthquake shook buildings in Taiwan, injuring at least 15 residents. CCTV footage from inside a family's home shows pet cats starting to panic as they felt the ground tremble in Chiayi County on January 21 shortly after midnight.
After a devastating earthquake in China's remote Tibet region killed at least 126 people and reduced houses and buildings to rubble, footage of motorists stopping on a shaking bridge was shared in social media posts falsely linking it to the powerful tremor.
The quake hit at 12:17 a.m. and was centered 38 kilometers (24 miles) southeast of Chiayi County Hall at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles), Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration said. The U.S. Geological Survey measured the earthquake at a less powerful magnitude 6.
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck southern Taiwan near the city of Chiayi, according to the island’s weather bureau.
Chipmaker TSMC said on Tuesday that all its sites were operating following an overnight 6.4 magnitude earthquake in southern Taiwan that was centred on a mountainous rural area and caused only minor damage and light injuries.
The earthquake sparked a fire at a printing factory in Chiayi, but the blaze was quickly extinguished with no injuries reported.
Updated - January 21, 2025 at 02:20 PM. | Taipei
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern Taiwan early Tuesday, leaving 27 people with minor injuries and some reported damage. The quake hit at 12:17 am and was centred 38 km southeast of Chiayi County Hall at a depth of 10 km,