A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan\u2019s southeastern coast on Sunday with at least one building collapse and train cars derailed.
\nAs per media reports, the quake hit at 2:44pm (06:44 GMT) about 50km (30 miles) north of the city of Taitung at a depth of 10km (4 miles), the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
\nA two-story residential building collapsed near the epicentre and work was under way to rescue two trapped people.
\nVideo posted by Taiwan\u2019s semi-official Central News Agency showed panicked residents running towards the building, which caved in on itself and sent up a thick cloud of dust.
\nThe Taiwan Railways Administration said three carriages came off the rails at Dongli station in eastern Taiwan after part of the platform canopy collapsed, and the roughly 20 passengers aboard were evacuated.
\nThe shaking was felt at the north end of the island in the capital, Taipei. The temblor\u2019s initial strength was given as 7.2-magnitude, but USGS later downgraded it to 6.9.
\nA 6.6 magnitude quake hit the same region on Saturday and there have been multiple tremors since with Sunday\u2019s the strongest by far.
\nJapan\u2019s Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami advisory to remote islands near Taiwan but it was later cancelled. The islands are about 2,000km (1,200 miles) southwest of Tokyo.
\nTaiwan is regularly hit by earthquakes as the island lies near the junction of two tectonic plates.
\nMore than 100 people were killed in a quake in southern Taiwan in 2016, while a 7.3-magnitude temblor killed more than 2,000 people in 1999.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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