0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
Multiple buildings, including a residential tower, have collapsed after a powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck southern Taiwan early on Saturday. Authorities in the affected city have formed an emergency response center.LIVE UPDATES: Rescue teams respond to extensive damage after Taiwan quakeA building has half collapsed in Tainan as a result of the quake, with fire brigades now on their way to the site, Liu Shih-chung, Tainan City Government official, told Reuters. "@taispy: Earthquake we just had in Taiwan is no joke. Hope all are safe in Tainan: https://t.co/CYzGmvSzDVpic.twitter.com/9nYkn9ZWHY" — Sandra Mendes (@madamexr) February 5, 2016The quake was initially reported as a magnitude 6.7. UPDATE [05.02-21:56] #Pingtung#Taiwan FORTE #TERREMOTO (20:57) M 6.4 -17 km pic.twitter.com/yQjxeerYIM — Emergenza24 (@Emergenza24) February 5, 2016The epicenter of the quake was located at a shallow depth of 6.2 miles (10 km), some 19 miles (31 km) east-southeast of Tainan, the USGS said. 怪我人が出たらしい、どうかご無事を pic.twitter.com/MEKzIW9jaS — つゆり (@yueri1008) February 5, 2016 Enormous #earthquake just shook #Kaohsiung! Went on for ages too. Hope everyone is ok #Taiwan — David Spencer (@dspencer47) February 5, 2016There have so far been no reports about casualties or the destruction caused by the disaster. But the quake has been described as "enormous" and "a big one" on social media.
Author
Topic: Multiple buildings collapse, casualties unknown in 6.4 quake in Taiwan (Read 301 times)
