At least 80 earthquakes were felt in the space of a few hours in Taiwan, an autonomous region of China. Among them, the strongest earthquake had a magnitude of 6.3. These earthquakes hit the east coast of Taiwan from Monday night to Tuesday morning.
According to news agency Reuters, the earthquake was also felt in the capital Taipei. This year’s earthquakes were felt more in the greater rural areas of Hualien. The region was badly damaged by the devastating earthquake on April 3.
According to the news, the earthquake was felt intermittently throughout the night on Monday. It shook large areas of northern, eastern and western Taiwan, including the capital Taipei.
A hotel damaged by the April 3 earthquake was further damaged and leaning, the Hualien Fire Department said early Tuesday. However, it was closed due to damage from the previous earthquake. However, no casualty was reported.
Located at the intersection of two tectonic plates, Taiwan is an earthquake-prone country. Earthquakes hit here almost regularly.
At the beginning of this month, a strong earthquake of magnitude 7.2 hit the city of Hualien in Taiwan. At least 14 people lost their lives. In 1999, an earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck there. About 2 thousand 400 people died in that earthquake.
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