Taiwan was again shaken by a series of earthquakes on Saturday night. The strongest quake had a magnitude of 6.1. According to eyewitnesses, the tremors set off cell phone alarms in the capital Taipei.
According to the Taiwan Meteorological Agency, there was no tsunami warning. According to the fire brigade, no information about the damage was initially available.
Multiple aftershocks
The strongest quake, with a magnitude of 6.1, occurred at 2:21 a.m. (local time, 8:21 p.m. CEST). Several smaller aftershocks followed before another stronger quake at 2:49 a.m. A total of ten earthquakes of varying strength were recorded after midnight.
Buildings in Taiwan shook during a series of earthquakes early this week, with one of the earthquakes reaching a magnitude of 6.3 in Hualien, in the east of the island.
The last earthquake did not occur until early April
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake on April 3 killed at least 17 people. It was the worst earthquake in Taiwan in a quarter century. Numerous buildings in Hualien city were damaged and the earthquake caused landslides in the surrounding mountains that blocked several roads.
Photos of the consequences of the early April earthquake:
Earthquakes are common in Taiwan because two tectonic plates collide near the island. Strict building regulations apply. In 1999, about 2,400 people died in the most devastating earthquake in Taiwan’s history.
Source: Krone
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