At least 27 people were injured when a magnitude 6.4 earthquake – the equivalent of two atomic bombs – struck the county of Chiayi in southwestern Taiwan soon after midnight on Tuesday. The earthquake,

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan on January 21, 2025, causing ceilings of homes to cave in according to local authorities. However, several Chinese-language media organisations reporting on the quake have falsely used a photo published by Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) two weeks earlier in an article about a building that collapsed after excavations caused it to tilt.

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, injuring 27 people and causing ceilings of homes to cave in.

Chipmaker TSMC said on Tuesday that all its sites were operating following an overnight 6.4 magnitude earthquake in southern Taiwan that was centred on a mountainous rural area and caused only minor damage and light injuries.

Fire department said a handful of people were trapped in damaged buildings in city of Tainan; earthquake shook buildings in capital Taipei.

At 12:17 a.m. on January 21, a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Dapu Township in Chiayi County, Taiwan, with a peak intensity of level 6 (lower). The tremor also reached intensity level 5 (lower) in Tainan and Kaohsiung.

A magnitude-6 earthquake hit Taiwan on Tuesday, causing buildings in the capital Taipei to shake. No major damage was caused.

No Filipinos were reported hurt so far following the 6.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Southern Taiwan early Tuesday morning.

Video. A powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck southern Taiwan early Tuesday, causing minor injuries to 27 people and some structural damage.

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A 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit southern Taiwan near Chiayi, causing minor damage and evacuations. TSMC evacuated staff from its factories in central and southern regions. Buildings shook in Taipei and three people were trapped in Tainan.