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On 3 April 2024, at 07:58:11 NST (23:58:11 UTC on 2 April), a Mw 7.4 earthquake struck 15 km (9.3 mi) [4] south of Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan. At least 18 people were killed and over 1,100 were injured in the earthquake. It is the strongest earthquake in Taiwan since the 1999 Jiji earthquake, [5] with three aftershocks above M w 6.0.
Taiwan’s earthquake monitoring agency said the quake was 7.2 magnitude while the U.S. Geological Survey put it at 7.4. It struck about 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Hualien and was about 35 ...
A social media video captures a massive landslide in Hualien following the 7.4 magnitude quake that rocked Taiwan on April 3, 2024. - Byron Wan/X (formerly Twitter)
April 3, 2024 at 10:08 AM. By Yimou Lee and Fabian Hamacher. HUALIEN, Taiwan (Reuters) -Taiwan's biggest earthquake in at least 25 years killed nine people on Wednesday and injured more than 900 ...
April 4, 2024 at 4:39 AM. By Yimou Lee. HUALIEN, Taiwan (Reuters) - When a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan's scenic and largely rural east coast county of Hualien on Wednesday, local official ...
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 ...
Wednesday’s earthquake shook more parts of Taiwan with greater intensity than any other quake since 1999, when a 7.7 magnitude tremor hit the middle of the island, killing 2,400 people and ...
Debris surrounds a titled building a day after a powerful earthquake struck in Hualien City, eastern Taiwan, Thursday, April 4, 2024. - ChiangYing-ying/AP But the damage and limited number of ...