Strong quake hits Taiwan's Hualien, shakes buildings in Taipei

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6.4-magnitude quake strikes northeast Taiwan, shakes buildings in Taipei

TAIPEI: An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck Taiwan's coastal city of Hualien on Thursday , said Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau, shaking buildings and disrupting traffic.In the capital Taipei, buildings swayed violently while some panicked school children fled their classrooms in eastern Yilan county, according to reports.

Local media said the quake was felt all over the island and a highway connecting Yilan and Hualien was shut due to falling rocks.OK that was the biggest earthquake I've ever felt in Taiwan.

 

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