Last Updated on 16/08/2024 by Arun jain
A strong earthquake struck Taiwan on Friday. Its magnitude was measured at 6.3 on the Richter scale. The island country’s meteorological department said that a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck 34 km from Taiwan’s eastern city of Hualien, and there were no immediate reports of damage.
The earthquake shook the buildings of Taiwan’s capital Taipei. The Meteorological Department said that the depth of the earthquake was 9.7 km. Taiwan is located near the junction of two tectonic plates and is extremely vulnerable to earthquakes. Earlier, a 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck the northeastern coast of Taiwan late Thursday night.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)