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Taiwan shaken by 6.5-magnitude quake, woman hurt by rockfall

Taiwan shaken by 6.5-magnitude quake, woman hurt by rockfall | iNFOnews.ca
In this image from video, a person walks past a signboard which collapsed in Yilan County, Taiwan after an earthquake on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021. A 6.5-magnitude quake struck at 1:11 p.m. and was centered near Yilan, a city about 35 kilometers (22 miles) east of Taipei near the northeastern coast, according to the Central Weather Bureau. It was followed seconds later by a 5.4-magnitude quake. (EBC via AP)

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — An earthquake shook Taiwan’s capital, Taipei, on Sunday and caused falling rocks that injured a woman and damaged a car. No deaths were reported.

The 6.5-magnitude quake struck at 1:11 p.m. and was centered near Yilan, a city about 35 kilometers (22 miles) east of Taipei near the northeastern coast, according to the Central Weather Bureau. It was followed seconds later by a 5.4-magnitude quake.

Buildings in Taipei swayed. The subway and some other mass transit services were suspended.

A woman was injured by falling rocks in Taroko National Park in Hualien County, south of Yilan, the Central News Agency reported. It said one car on a highway was damaged also by falling rocks but no one was injured.

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