Buildings collapsed and people were trapped by a powerful earthquake in Taiwan

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The 6.8-magnitude earthquake occurred at a relatively shallow depth of 7 km near the city of Taitung on the southeast coast.

A strong earthquake shook most of Taiwan, toppling at least one building, trapping two people inside, and knocking part of a commuter train off course at a station.

Sunday’s 6.8-magnitude quake was the largest of dozens to hit the island’s southeast coast since Saturday, when a 6.4-magnitude quake hit the same area.

The Taiwan Meteorological Bureau said the quake’s epicenter was in the town of Qichang, at a relatively shallow depth of seven kilometers.

The Central News Agency said a three-story building with a convenience store from 7 to 11 on the ground floor and houses on the upper floor collapsed in the neighboring town of Yuli. One person was rescued and the workers were in contact with two other trapped people.

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Pictures showed the two upper floors stretched across and to the other side of a narrow street, with electrical wires pulled from the building.

Police and firefighters rushed to the collapse of a bridge on a two-lane road in what appeared to be a rural part of Yuli, where one or more vehicles may have fallen, the Central News Agency said.

Quoting the railway administration, the agency said a parachute on a platform at Dongli Station in Fuli Town, between Yuli and the earthquake epicenter in Qichang, hit a train, causing three of the cars to tilt at an angle. The shaking was felt at the northern tip of the island in the capital, Taipei.

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning for several southern Japanese islands near Taiwan, but later raised them.

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