Taiwan’s capital
Taipei on Thursday strikes 5.6-magnitude quake hit off the island’s northeast
coast, with strong aftershocks.
The shallow quake
struck at a depth of 10 kilometres (six miles) at 11:17am (0317) GMT, the US
Geological Survey said, just east of the coastal city of Yilan, 60 kilometres
from Taipei.
There were only
reports of minor damage according to Yilan fire department.
It comes after a
6.4-magnitude earthquake in February left 117 dead when an apartment complex
collapsed in the southern city of Tainan.
That quake also
raised questions over shoddy construction -- five people have been charged over
the deadly building collapse.
style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;">AFP reporters in
Taipei said Thursday’s quake rocked high-rise blocks.
There were also
reports by local media of power cuts and people trapped in lifts, with children
fleeing screaming from classrooms in Yilan.
A 5.5 aftershock
swayed buildings in Taipei around 12:30 pm, its epicentre also just off
Taiwan’s northeast coast, USGS said.
Taiwan’s central
weather bureau earlier reported two other aftershocks, both with a magnitude of
4.4.
Taiwan lies near the
junction of two tectonic plates and is regularly hit by earthquakes.
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