Strong earthquake strikes Taiwan near east coast city of Hualien . . . Taiwan’s worst modern quake, a magnitude 7 7 temblor that killed 2,415 people and damaged buildings in 1999, led to tightened building codes, better response times and coordination and widespread public education campaigns on earthquake safety Schools and workplaces hold earthquake drills, while cellphones buzz whenever a strong earthquake is detected
2024 Hualien earthquake - Wikipedia 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) [5] south of Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan At least 19 people were killed and over 1,100 were injured in the earthquake It is the strongest earthquake in Taiwan since the 1999 Jiji earthquake, [6] with three aftershocks above M w 6 0