2 days ago · On 21 January 2025, at 00:17:26 TST (16:17 UTC on 20 January), a M L 6.4 (M w 6.0) earthquake struck Dongshan District, Tainan City, Taiwan, near the border with Chiayi County.It was caused by reverse faulting and had a depth of 16 kilometres (9.9 miles). [1] It injured 50 people and damaged several thousand buildings across six counties and cities in the southwest of the island, mainly in Tainan.

3 days ago · A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook buildings in Taiwan on Thursday morning, as a series of temblors hit the island, ... (0211 GMT) in Chiayi county’s Dapu township at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles), according to the Central Weather Agency and the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter was about 250 kilometers (155 miles) south of the capital ...

3 days ago · TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook buildings in Taiwan on Thursday morning, ... (0211 GMT) in Chiayi county’s Dapu township at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles), according to ...

2 days ago · There are numerous fault lines in the area around Chiayi and Tainan, and the interaction of the nearby tectonic plates makes the area an earthquake hotspot, she said. Aftershocks of last week’s earthquake that reached magnitude 5.5 or above occurred on Saturday, Sunday and yesterday, she said.

3 days ago · A series of earthquakes struck Chiayi County this morning, including a magnitude 5.6 temblor, the strongest of the quakes, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA). The epicenter of the magnitude 5.6 earthquake, which occurred at 10:11am, was located in Dapu Township (大浦), 40.5 kilometers southeast of Chiayi County Hall, at a ...

Jan 21, 2025 · The quake's intensity was highest in Chiayi County, where it measured a 6- on Taiwan's 7-tier intensity scale. The earthquake also measured a 5- in neighboring Tainan, as well as in Kaohsiung, CWA data showed. Bureau officials said they received a report of house collapses on Minzu Road at 12:19am and immediately dispatched rescue teams to the ...

Jan 21, 2025 · TAIPEI - A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck a mountainous, rural area of Taiwan’s south on Jan 21, the island’s weather administration said, injuring 27 people and causing ceilings of...

Jan 21, 2025 · The quake hit at 12:17 a.m. and was centered 24 miles southeast of Chiayi County Hall at a depth of 6 miles, Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration said. The U.S. Geological Survey measured the ...

3 days ago · 5.6 magnitude earthquake shakes buildings in Taiwan, as a series of temblors hits the island. ... (0211 GMT) in Chiayi county’s Dapu township at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles), according to ...

Jan 21, 2025 · TAIPEI – A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern Taiwan early Tuesday, leaving 27 people with minor injuries and some reported damage. The quake hit at 12:17 a.m. and was centered 38...