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Taiwan authorities say there were no immediate reports of any damage after the magnitude 6.5 earthquake.
Buildings shook in Taipei as an earthquake of magnitude 6.5 has struck northeastern
Taiwan.
There were no reports of damage.
It had a depth of 66.8 km (41.5 miles), and could be felt
across the northern, eastern and western parts of Taiwan, with
the epicentre in Yilan county, the weather bureau said on Sunday.
The Taipei metro was briefly closed for checks, but
re-opened shortly afterwards.
The state-run power operator said
the grid was operating as normal, while the railway
administration said it was carrying out track inspections.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC)
, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, said
it had evacuated some workers.
“Personnel at certain TSMC fabs in north Taiwan evacuated
during the earthquake as per company procedure, and all safety
systems functioned normally,” it said in a brief statement.
Taiwan lies near the junction of two tectonic plates and is
prone to earthquakes.
More than 100 people were killed in a quake in southern
Taiwan in 2016, while a 7.3 magnitude quake killed more than
2,000 people in 1999.
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Source: Reuters
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