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Series of earthquakes rattle Taiwan, centred on east coast

A hotel, which is not in operation after it was previously damaged in an earlier quake on April 3, tilts to one side following a series of earthquakes, in Hualien
April 22, 2024
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TAIPEI (Reuters) -More than 80 earthquakes, the strongest of 6.3 magnitude, struck Taiwan's east coast starting Monday night and into the early hours of Tuesday and some caused shaking of buildings in the capital Taipei, the island's weather administration said.

The quakes were centred on the largely rural eastern county of Hualien, where on April 3 at least 14 people died after a 7.2 magnitude temblor. Taiwan has been jolted by hundreds of aftershocks since then.

The fire department in Hualien said early on Tuesday that a hotel which had already been damaged on April 3 and was no longer in operation was now slightly leaning on its side.

Series of earthquakes rattle Taiwan, centred on east coast
A building, which, according to the Hualien government, is unoccupied after it was previously damaged in an earlier quake on April 3, is seen following a series of earthquakes, in Hualien

However, there were no reports of any casualties.

Taiwan lies near the junction of two tectonic plates and is prone to earthquakes.

More than 100 people were killed in a quake in southern Taiwan in 2016, while a 7.3 magnitude quake killed more than 2,000 people in 1999.

(Reporting by Ben Blanchard, Yimou Lee and Faith Hung; editing by Toby Chopra, Mark Heinrich and Alistair Bell)

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