6.8 magnitude earthquake hits southeastern part of Taiwan, several aftershocks follow
Taiwan's fire department said one person had died and 146 were injured by the quake.
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A day after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the sparsely populated southeastern part of Taiwan and killed one person and injured around 150 others, several aftershocks struck the region on Monday, including a 5.5-magnitude earthquake that was felt in the capital Taipei.(AFP)
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The latest quake hit around 10 am (0200 GMT), 66 kilometres (41 miles) south-southwest of the coastal city of Hualien at a depth of 13 kilometres, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. Taiwan's central weather bureau put the magnitude at 5.9. (AFP)
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The U.S. Geological Survey measured Sunday's quake at a magnitude 7.2 and at a depth of 10 km (six miles).(AFP)
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Taiwan's fire department said one person had died and 146 were injured by the quake.(AFP)
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