Southern Taiwan is hit by 6.4 magnitude quake; no reports of major casualties
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck a mountainous, rural area of southern Taiwan on Tuesday, officials said, with reports of minor damage.
TAIPEI, Taiwan — A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck a mountainous, rural area of southern Taiwan on Tuesday near the city of Chiayi, the island’s weather administration said, with reports of minor damage.
Chipmaker TSMC said it had evacuated staff at its factories in central and southern Taiwan, and that they were all safe.
The quake shook buildings in the capital, Taipei. It had a depth of 6 miles with its epicenter in Dapu township in Chiayi county, and hit shortly after midnight, the weather administration said.
The fire department said a handful of people were trapped in damaged buildings in the city of Tainan, and that some had already been rescued.
The Chiayi fire department also said there were no reports of major casualties so far in the city. An official in Dapu, who gave his family name as Chi, told Reuters that power cuts had been reported in some villages and that some buildings were damaged.
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