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Taiwan Earthquake 2018

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Published Jul 15, 2026

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At leat two dead, nearly 200 injured after Magnitude 6 quake hit Hualien, eastern Taiwan – 07 Feb 2018

At leat two dead, nearly 200 injured after Magnitude 6 quake hit Hualien, eastern Taiwan – 07 Feb 2018 RITCHIE B. TONGO/EPA-EFE/REX/Shu

A damaged building in Hualien, eastern Taiwan, 07 February 2018, after a magnitude 6 earthquake hit Hualien on the night of 06 February 2018. TV reports said several buildings were damaged and at least two persons were killed and some 100 were injured during the quake. Rescue teams are trying to rescue people inside the buildings. Some bridges and roads are damaged and the main road to Hualien, the Suhua Highway (Suao to Hualien Highway) is closed. More than 100 quakes have hit off Taiwan’s east coast in the past three days. The Seismological Observation Center said they are cuased by the friction between the Philipine Plate and Eurasian Plate.
At leat two dead, nearly 200 injured after Magnitude 6 quake hit Hualien, eastern Taiwan – 07 Feb 2018

February 6, 2018, 5:01PM

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At leat two dead, nearly 200 injured after Magnitude 6 quake hit Hualien, eastern Taiwan – 07 Feb 2018

At leat two dead, nearly 200 injured after Magnitude 6 quake hit Hualien, eastern Taiwan – 07 Feb 2018 RITCHIE B. TONGO/EPA-EFE/REX/Shu

A damaged building in Hualien, eastern Taiwan, 07 February 2018, after a magnitude 6 earthquake hit Hualien on the night of 06 February 2018. TV reports said several buildings were damaged and at least two persons were killed and some 100 were injured during the quake. Rescue teams are trying to rescue people inside the buildings. Some bridges and roads are damaged and the main road to Hualien, the Suhua Highway (Suao to Hualien Highway) is closed. More than 100 quakes have hit off Taiwan’s east coast in the past three days. The Seismological Observation Center said they are cuased by the friction between the Philipine Plate and Eurasian Plate.
At leat two dead, nearly 200 injured after Magnitude 6 quake hit Hualien, eastern Taiwan – 07 Feb 2018

February 6, 2018, 5:01PM

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At leat two dead, nearly 200 injured after Magnitude 6 quake hit Hualien, eastern Taiwan – 07 Feb 2018

At leat two dead, nearly 200 injured after Magnitude 6 quake hit Hualien, eastern Taiwan – 07 Feb 2018 RITCHIE B. TONGO/EPA-EFE/REX/Shu

Rescue services search for people in a damaged building in Hualien, eastern Taiwan, 07 February 2018, after a magnitude 6 earthquake hit Hualien on the night of 06 February 2018. TV reports said several buildings were damaged and at least two persons were killed and some 100 were injured during the quake. Rescue teams are trying to rescue people inside the buildings. Some bridges and roads are damaged and the main road to Hualien, the Suhua Highway (Suao to Hualien Highway) is closed. More than 100 quakes have hit off Taiwan’s east coast in the past three days. The Seismological Observation Center said they are cuased by the friction between the Philipine Plate and Eurasian Plate.
At leat two dead, nearly 200 injured after Magnitude 6 quake hit Hualien, eastern Taiwan – 07 Feb 2018

February 6, 2018, 5:01PM

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At leat two dead, nearly 200 injured after Magnitude 6 quake hit Hualien, eastern Taiwan – 07 Feb 2018

At leat two dead, nearly 200 injured after Magnitude 6 quake hit Hualien, eastern Taiwan – 07 Feb 2018 RITCHIE B. TONGO/EPA-EFE/REX/Shu

Rescue services search for people in a damaged building in Hualien, eastern Taiwan, 07 February 2018, after a magnitude 6 earthquake hit Hualien on the night of 06 February 2018. TV reports said several buildings were damaged and at least two persons were killed and some 100 were injured during the quake. Rescue teams are trying to rescue people inside the buildings. Some bridges and roads are damaged and the main road to Hualien, the Suhua Highway (Suao to Hualien Highway) is closed. More than 100 quakes have hit off Taiwan’s east coast in the past three days. The Seismological Observation Center said they are cuased by the friction between the Philipine Plate and Eurasian Plate.
At leat two dead, nearly 200 injured after Magnitude 6 quake hit Hualien, eastern Taiwan – 07 Feb 2018

February 6, 2018, 5:01PM

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At leat two dead, nearly 200 injured after Magnitude 6 quake hit Hualien, eastern Taiwan – 07 Feb 2018

At leat two dead, nearly 200 injured after Magnitude 6 quake hit Hualien, eastern Taiwan – 07 Feb 2018 RITCHIE B. TONGO/EPA-EFE/REX/Shu

A damaged building in Hualien, eastern Taiwan, 07 February 2018, after a magnitude 6 earthquake hit Hualien on the night of 06 February 2018. TV reports said several buildings were damaged and at least two persons were killed and some 100 were injured during the quake. Rescue teams are trying to rescue people inside the buildings. Some bridges and roads are damaged and the main road to Hualien, the Suhua Highway (Suao to Hualien Highway) is closed. More than 100 quakes have hit off Taiwan’s east coast in the past three days. The Seismological Observation Center said they are cuased by the friction between the Philipine Plate and Eurasian Plate.
At leat two dead, nearly 200 injured after Magnitude 6 quake hit Hualien, eastern Taiwan – 07 Feb 2018

February 6, 2018, 5:01PM

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At leat two dead, nearly 200 injured after Magnitude 6 quake hit Hualien, eastern Taiwan – 07 Feb 2018

At leat two dead, nearly 200 injured after Magnitude 6 quake hit Hualien, eastern Taiwan – 07 Feb 2018 RITCHIE B. TONGO/EPA-EFE/REX/Shu

A damaged building in Hualien, eastern Taiwan, 07 February 2018, after a magnitude 6 earthquake hit Hualien on the night of 06 February 2018. TV reports said several buildings were damaged and at least two persons were killed and some 100 were injured during the quake. Rescue teams are trying to rescue people inside the buildings. Some bridges and roads are damaged and the main road to Hualien, the Suhua Highway (Suao to Hualien Highway) is closed. More than 100 quakes have hit off Taiwan’s east coast in the past three days. The Seismological Observation Center said they are cuased by the friction between the Philipine Plate and Eurasian Plate.
At leat two dead, nearly 200 injured after Magnitude 6 quake hit Hualien, eastern Taiwan – 07 Feb 2018

February 6, 2018, 5:01PM

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At leat two dead, nearly 200 injured after Magnitude 6 quake hit Hualien, eastern Taiwan – 07 Feb 2018

At leat two dead, nearly 200 injured after Magnitude 6 quake hit Hualien, eastern Taiwan – 07 Feb 2018 RITCHIE B. TONGO/EPA-EFE/REX/Shu

Rescue services search for people in a damaged building in Hualien, eastern Taiwan, 07 February 2018, after a magnitude 6 earthquake hit Hualien on the night of 06 February 2018. TV reports said several buildings were damaged and at least two persons were killed and some 100 were injured during the quake. Rescue teams are trying to rescue people inside the buildings. Some bridges and roads are damaged and the main road to Hualien, the Suhua Highway (Suao to Hualien Highway) is closed. More than 100 quakes have hit off Taiwan’s east coast in the past three days. The Seismological Observation Center said they are cuased by the friction between the Philipine Plate and Eurasian Plate.
At leat two dead, nearly 200 injured after Magnitude 6 quake hit Hualien, eastern Taiwan – 07 Feb 2018

February 6, 2018, 5:01PM

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At leat two dead, nearly 200 injured after Magnitude 6 quake hit Hualien, eastern Taiwan – 07 Feb 2018

At leat two dead, nearly 200 injured after Magnitude 6 quake hit Hualien, eastern Taiwan – 07 Feb 2018 RITCHIE B. TONGO/EPA-EFE/REX/Shu

Rescue services search for people in a damaged building in Hualien, eastern Taiwan, 07 February 2018, after a magnitude 6 earthquake hit Hualien on the night of 06 February 2018. TV reports said several buildings were damaged and at least two persons were killed and some 100 were injured during the quake. Rescue teams are trying to rescue people inside the buildings. Some bridges and roads are damaged and the main road to Hualien, the Suhua Highway (Suao to Hualien Highway) is closed. More than 100 quakes have hit off Taiwan’s east coast in the past three days. The Seismological Observation Center said they are cuased by the friction between the Philipine Plate and Eurasian Plate.
At leat two dead, nearly 200 injured after Magnitude 6 quake hit Hualien, eastern Taiwan – 07 Feb 2018

February 6, 2018, 5:01PM

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A hotel collapses amidst an earthquake in Taiwan.

February 6, 2018, 12:05PM

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Taiwan Earthquake

Taiwan Earthquake DAVID CHANG/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutters

Chen Kuo-chang, acting director of the Seismological Observation Center, briefs reporters on a flurry of earthquakes which have struck off Taiwan’s east coast in Feb. 2018.

February 6, 2018, 12:05PM

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Taiwan Earthquake

Taiwan Earthquake DAVID CHANG/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutters

Chen Kuo-chang (Not Seen), acting director of the Seismological Observation Center, briefs reporters on a flurry of earthquakes which have struck off Taiwan’s east coast in Feb. 2018.

February 6, 2018, 12:05PM

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Taiwan Earthquake

Taiwan Earthquake DAVID CHANG/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutters

Chen Kuo-chang, acting director of the Seismological Observation Center, briefs reporters on a flurry of earthquakes which have struck off Taiwan’s east coast in Feb. 2018.

February 6, 2018, 12:05PM

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Taiwan Earthquake

Taiwan Earthquake DAVID CHANG/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutters

Chen Kuo-chang, acting director of the Seismological Observation Center, briefs reporters on a flurry of earthquakes which have struck off Taiwan’s east coast in Feb. 2018.

February 6, 2018, 12:05PM

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Taiwan Earthquake

Taiwan Earthquake DAVID CHANG/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutters

Chen Kuo-chang, acting director of the Seismological Observation Center, briefs reporters on a flurry of earthquakes which have struck off Taiwan’s east coast in Feb. 2018

February 6, 2018, 12:05PM

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Taiwan Earthquake

Taiwan Earthquake DAVID CHANG/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutters

Chen Kuo-chang, acting director of the Seismological Observation Center, briefs reporters on a flurry of earthquakes which have struck off Taiwan’s east coast in Feb. 2018

February 6, 2018, 12:05PM

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Taiwan Earthquake

Taiwan Earthquake DAVID CHANG/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutters

Chen Kuo-chang, acting director of the Seismological Observation Center, briefs reporters on a flurry of earthquakes which have struck off Taiwan’s east coast in Feb. 2018

February 6, 2018, 12:05PM
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