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| Taiwan earthquake causes damage to roads and buildings | Taiwan earthquake causes damage to roads and buildings |
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| The 6.4-magnitude quake follows series of tremors in recent days | The 6.4-magnitude quake follows series of tremors in recent days |
| Agencies in Taipei | Agencies in Taipei |
| Tue 6 Feb 2018 17.29 GMT | Tue 6 Feb 2018 17.29 GMT |
| Last modified on Tue 6 Feb 2018 17.44 GMT | |
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| A shallow 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Taiwan has caused damage in the eastern city of Hualien, breaking up roads and appearing to partially topple at least one building. | A shallow 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Taiwan has caused damage in the eastern city of Hualien, breaking up roads and appearing to partially topple at least one building. |
| Taiwan lies near the junction of two tectonic plates and is regularly hit by earthquakes, with the quake on Tuesday the latest in a string to have hit the region in recent days. | Taiwan lies near the junction of two tectonic plates and is regularly hit by earthquakes, with the quake on Tuesday the latest in a string to have hit the region in recent days. |
| Photographs posted on social media showed the Marshal Hotel in Hualien appearing to lean sharply to one side. | |
| Media reports said there were 30 people trapped inside with others crawling to safety. The fire agency said a second hotel had also been damaged, with television images showing roads strewn with rubble and cracks in highways. | |
| 震度は修正します。花蓮地区は7級強震。ビルは倒壊して情況発生しました。花蓮地区のみんなが無事を祈ります🙏#地震 #earthquake pic.twitter.com/pfmY9oubTx | 震度は修正します。花蓮地区は7級強震。ビルは倒壊して情況発生しました。花蓮地区のみんなが無事を祈ります🙏#地震 #earthquake pic.twitter.com/pfmY9oubTx |
| On Sunday, another five shallow tremors struck within two hours of each other in the same area off Taiwan’s east coast. | On Sunday, another five shallow tremors struck within two hours of each other in the same area off Taiwan’s east coast. |
| The island’s worst tremor in recent decades was a 7.6-magnitude quake in September 1999 that killed about 2,400 people. | The island’s worst tremor in recent decades was a 7.6-magnitude quake in September 1999 that killed about 2,400 people. |
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