An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck Taiwan's coastal city of Hualien, shaking buildings and temporarily suspending subway services in Taipei.
Taipei - An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck Taiwan's coastal city of Hualien on Thursday, shaking buildings and temporarily suspending subway services in the capital Taipei, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
Television footage showed school children being evacuated from buildings, while a weather bureau official said it was the largest quake to hit the island so far this year.No other details were immediately available.The United States Geological Survey put the magnitude of the quake at 6.4, adding that it struck at a depth of 15 km from Hualien.
Taiwan, a self-ruled island that China considers its own, lies near the junction of two tectonic plates and is prone to earthquakes. More than 100 people were killed in an earthquake in the island's south in 2016, and a quake of 7.6 magnitude killed more than 2,000 people in 1999.
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