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Strong Quake Rocks Northern Taiwan

  • Posted Jan 4, 2022 17:50 by Rosahlee Bautista
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INTERNATIONAL: Taiwan was hit by a strong earthquake on Monday evening, causing water outages in some areas. The quake, which local weather authorities have said measured at a magnitude of 6.0, didn't affect the operation of Taiwan's highspeed rail.

The epicentre was located more than 50 kilometres east of the city of Hualien, hitting at a depth of 19.4 kilometre, according to the local authorities.

The strongest impact was recorded in Taiwan's capital city Taipei and in parts of Yilan, measuring 4 on Taiwan's 7-level intensity scale. Intensity levels were lower in more southern parts of Taiwan.


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