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
Taiwan: Videos capture moment earthquake struck - Sky News Taiwan's earthquake monitoring agency said Wednesday morning's quake was magnitude 7 2 - the most powerful earthquake to hit the island in 25 years A series of videos have captured the moment Taiwan was struck by its most powerful earthquake in more than two decades
Taiwan emerges remarkably unscathed after massive earthquake HUALIEN CITY, Taiwan – A massive, 7 4 magnitude earthquake that hit Taiwan Wednesday morning sent bridges swaying and buried mountainous roads in landslides "The road below my feet suddenly
The complete Taiwan earthquake report (up-to-date 2025). A total of 2709 earthquakes with a magnitude of four or above have struck within 300 km (186 mi) of Taiwan in the past 10 years This comes down to a yearly average of 270 earthquakes per year, or 22 per month