TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A cluster of earthquakes struck Taiwan early on Tuesday, the strongest measuring 6.1 magnitude, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There was no immediate information of any damage or casualties.
The temblors struck after a magnitude 7.4 quake hit the island earlier this month, killing 13 people and injuring over 1,000. That earthquake was centered along the coast of the rural and mountainous Hualien County. It was the strongest earthquake in the past 25 years in Taiwan and was followed by hundreds of aftershocks.
According to the USGS, Tuesday’s quake of 6.1 magnitude had its epicenter 28 kilometers (17.5 miles) south of the city of Hualien, at a dept of 10.7 kilometers. The half-dozen other quakes ranged from magnitude 4.5 to magnitude 6, all near Hualien.
Taiwan is no stranger to powerful earthquakes yet their toll on the high-tech island’s 23 million residents has been relatively contained thanks to its excellent earthquake preparedness, experts say. The island also has strict construction standards and widespread public education campaigns about earthquakes.
In 1999, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Taiwan killed 2,400 people.
Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department is dismissed as 'flat and cringe
From caves to lagoons and lost
What you need to know about investing in a VCT and the 30% tax break
We're Americans who lived in the UK for six months
In Myanmar, paying bribes to evade the draft — Radio Free Asia
New wonders of the world! The crowd
Four farm silos listed for £200k and they can be converted to a fabulous family home
3 jailed for Hong Kong's priciest art heist, after selling billion
Spanish women among top Laureus winners and Djokovic is world sportsman of the year
Blooming wonderful: Britain's best springtime escapes, from award
Philippine troops kill 12 suspected Muslim rebels in clash that wounded seven soldiers
I'm a female solo traveller... here are THREE European cities I wished I'd skipped