Taiwan rattled by earthquake off north-east coast, no immediate reports of damage
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TAIPEI – A 6-magnitude earthquake struck in the sea off the north-east coast of Taiwan on Aug 27, the island’s weather administration said, with no immediate reports of damage.
The quake briefly shook buildings in the capital, Taipei.
The quake, some 20km offshore from Yilan county, had a depth of 112km, the weather administration said.
Taiwan’s fire department said it had not received reports of damage.
TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker whose factories are all on Taiwan’s west coast, said the quake did not reach the threshold for evacuations at its sites.
Taiwan lies near the junction of two tectonic plates and is prone to earthquakes.
More than 100 people were killed in a quake in southern Taiwan in 2016, while a 7.3-magnitude quake killed more than 2,000 people in 1999. REUTERS
