Taiwan shaken by 6.5-magnitude quake, woman hurt by rockfall
24/10/2021 19:45
An earthquake shook Taiwan's capital, Taipei, on Sunday and caused falling rocks that injured a woman and damaged a car. No deaths were reported. According to the Central Weather Bureau, the 6.5-magnitude quake struck at 1:11 p.m. and was centered near Yilan, a city about 35 kilometers east of Taipei near the northeastern coast. It was followed seconds later by a 5.4-magnitude quake. Buildings in Taipei swayed. The subway and some other mass transit services were suspended. The Central News Agency reported, a woman was injured by falling rocks in Taroko National Park in Hualien County, south of Yilan. It said one car on a highway was damaged also by falling rocks but no one was injured.
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