Taiwan hit by numerous quakes, strongest reaching 6.3 magnitude

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Taipei, Taiwan—Taiwan’s capital was hit by a series of earthquakes overnight into the early hours of Tuesday, with the Central Weather Administration saying the strongest was a magnitude-6.3 tremor originating in eastern Hualien.

That was followed by a series of aftershocks and quakes, with two intense tremors hitting one after another around 2:30 am Tuesday, according to Agence France Presse reporters and witnesses in Taipei. “I stepped into my room and noticed the building was rocking and I heard the desk creak,” he said, adding that it was then he realised it was another aftershock.The Central Weather Administration said a magnitude-6.0 quake had hit at 2:26 am, followed six minutes later by the magnitude-6.3 tremor.Dozens more smaller tremors were recorded by the Central Weather Administration over the rest of the night, with a new one every few minutes, according to its website—all in the Hualien region.

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