A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Taiwan on Saturday night time and native media reported items falling from retailer cabinets however no speedy phrase on casualties.
Taiwan’s Central Information Company stated the metro machine in Kaoshiung town within the south of the island used to be briefly suspended. The quake used to be additionally felt within the capital, Taipei.
America Geological Survey measured the quake’s preliminary magnitude at 6.6. It stated it passed off at a intensity of 10 km (6.2 miles).
The epicentre used to be in Taitung County, a rice-growing house of flat terrain with a inhabitants of about 8,500.