Taiwan hit by strongest quake in 25 years

The 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan’s eastern coast, felling more than two dozen buildings and triggering tsunami warnings

Shake intensity
Strong
Very strong
Light
Moderate

Apr 3, 07:58: Earthquake epicentre just offshore at depth of 15.5km

Taipei
Taichung
Putian
Fuqing
Hualien
Kaohsiung
Tainan
Hsinchu
Zhunan
Taoyuan
SOUTH CHINA SEA
PACIFIC
OCEAN
Taiwan
Strait
CHINA
TAIWAN
100km
60 miles

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Sources: AFP, Reuters, Taiwan News
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