A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, injuring 27 people, triggering landslides and causing ceilings of homes to cave in. An Agence France-Presse (AFP) journalist in the capital Taipei felt tremors for nearly a minute as the shallow quake struck shortly after midnight.

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

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A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck a mountainous, rural area of Taiwan's south on Tuesday (Jan 21) near the city of Chiayi, the island's weather administration said, with reports of minor damage. Chipmaker TSMC said it had evacuated staff at its factories in central and southern Taiwan,

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.

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck a mountainous, rural area of Taiwan's south on Tuesday near the city of Chiayi, the island's weather administration said, with reports of minor damage.

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, with local authorities reporting three people briefly trapped in a collapsed house and two stuck in elevators. The shallow quake caused buildings in the capital Taipei to shake as it struck at 00:17 am (1617 GMT) 12 kilometres (7.

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck Taiwan at midnight, sending shockwaves across the island. The earthquake rattled buildings, triggered widespread alarms, and left many residents in fear.

Taiwan’s fire department said that six people, including a child, were rescued from a collapsed house in Nanxi District, Tainan city, with minor injuries. Another person was injured by falling objects. The Zhuwei bridge on a provincial highway was reported to be damaged.