More than 600 people are entraped on the scenic Chike as well as Liushishi mountain areas by obstructed roadways, though there were no injuries as well as rescuers were functioning to reopen the roadways, the department said.

A 6.8 size quake struck the sparsely booming southeastern component of Taiwan on Sunday, the island’s weather station stated, thwarting train carriages, triggering a corner store to collapse and trapping hundreds on hill roads.

The weather bureau stated the epicentre was in Taitung region, and complied with a 6.4 magnitude temblor on Saturday night in the exact same location, which triggered no casualties.

The U.S. Geological Study measured Sunday’s quake at a size 7.2 as well as at a deepness of 10 kilometres (six miles).

Taiwan’s fire department said all four individuals were saved from a building real estate a convenience store that collapsed in Yuli, while 3 individuals whose car diminished a damaged bridge were rescued as well as required to hospital.

The Taiwan Railways Management stated 6 carriages came off the rails at Dongli terminal in eastern Taiwan after component of the system canopy collapsed, but the fire division said there were no injuries.

More than 600 people are entraped on the beautiful Chike and also Liushishi mountain locations by blocked roads, though there were no injuries and also rescuers were functioning to reopen the roads, the department said.

The United State Pacific Tsunami Caution Center provided a caution for Taiwan after the tremor but later on raised the alert. Japan’s weather condition firm lifted a tsunami caution for part of Okinawa prefecture.

The quake might be really felt throughout Taiwan, the weather bureau stated. Buildings trembled briefly in the funding Taipei, and also aftershocks have continued to jolt the island.

Science parks in the southerly cities of Tainan and also Kaohsiung, house to major semiconductor manufacturing facilities, said there was no influence on operations.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), the world’s biggest contract chipmaker, stated there was “no known considerable effect in the meantime”.

More than 100 individuals were killed in a quake in southern Taiwan in 2016, while a 7.3 size quake eliminated greater than 2,000 people in 1999.

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Last Updated: 18 September 2022