Lights shook as a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Taiwan today. Footage shows the fixtures swaying as the tremor rattled a ...

A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck 128 kilometres off Taiwan’s northeastern coast on Thursday, the island’s Central Weather ...

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off Yilan at 3.45pm today, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said. The hypocenter ...

According to Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration (CWA), the earthquake registered a magnitude of 6.2 and was centred 128.9 kilometres east-southeast of Yilan County Hall, beneath the Pacific Ocean ...

Taiwan’s last major earthquake was in 1999, when a magnitude 7.6 temblor struck about 90 miles southwest of Taipei, killing nearly 2,500 people.

It was the strongest earthquake to hit Taiwan in 25 years. In addition to any damage in Taiwan, the earthquake also prompted evacuations for tsunami warnings in nearby Japan and the Philippines.

Taiwan was rocked Tuesday by a 7.4 magnitude earthquake that hit off the coast. But the causalities and destruction are minimal compared to a devastating earthquake that the island nation in 1999.

Taiwan is no stranger to powerful earthquakes, yet their toll on the high-tech island's 23 million residents has been relatively contained thanks to its excellent earthquake preparedness, experts say.

The earthquake was felt in Shanghai and provinces along China’s southeastern coast, according to Chinese media. China and Taiwan are about 160 kilometers (100 miles) apart.

Taiwan and its surrounding waters have registered about 2,000 earthquakes with a magnitude of 4.0 or greater since 1980, and more than 100 earthquakes with a magnitude above 5.5, according to the ...

Asharq Al Awsat A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck 128 kilometers off Taiwan's northeastern coast on Thursday, the island's Central Weather Administration said, with no immediate reports of damage. The ...