6.8-magnitude earthquake strands hundreds in Taiwan

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit the sparsely populated southeastern part of Taiwan on Sunday, the island’s meteorological office said, sending train carriages derailed, causing a shop to collapse and trapping hundreds on mountain roads.

The meteorological office said the quake’s epicenter was in Taitung County, and was followed by a 6.4-magnitude quake on Saturday evening in the same area, causing no casualties.

The US Geological Survey measured Sunday’s earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 and a depth of six miles.

The Taiwan Fire Department said the four people were rescued from a building housing a convenience store that collapsed in Yuli, while three people whose car fell off a damaged bridge were rescued and taken to hospital.

Firefighters work at the site where a building collapsed following a 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Yuli, Hualien County, Taiwan.

The Taiwan Railways Administration said six coaches derailed at Dongli Station in eastern Taiwan after part of the platform’s canopy collapsed, but the fire department said there were no injuries.

More than 600 people are trapped in the mountainous regions of Chek and Liushishi due to closed roads, the department said, although there have been no injuries and rescuers are working to reopen the roads.

The US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a warning to Taiwan after the earthquake but raised the alert status later. The Japan Meteorological Agency has raised a tsunami warning for part of Okinawa Prefecture.

An earthquake hit Taiwan on Sunday, sending railcars derailing, causing a convenience store to collapse and trapping hundreds.

The Bureau of Meteorology said the quake could be felt across Taiwan. Buildings shook briefly in the capital, Taipei, and aftershocks continued to hit the island.

Science parks in the southern cities of Tainan and Kaohsiung, home to major semiconductor factories, said there was no impact on operations.

The Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer, the world’s largest chip maker, said there was “no significant impact known at the moment”.

The Taiwan Fire Department said the four people were rescued from a building housing a convenience store that collapsed.

Taiwan lies near the intersection of two tectonic plates and is prone to earthquakes.

More than 100 people were killed in the 2016 southern Taiwan earthquake, while a 7.3-magnitude earthquake killed more than 2,000 people in 1999.

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