6.5-magnitude earthquake strikes Taiwan, no injury reported

The earthquake had a depth of 66.8km and might be felt throughout the northern, jap, and western elements of Taiwan, with the epicentre in Yilan county. An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck northeastern Taiwan on Sunday. (Representative picture: Reuters)Buildings shook in Taipei on Sunday as an earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck northeastern Taiwan, however there have been no studies of injury.

It had a depth of 66.8 km (41.5 miles), and might be felt throughout the northern, jap and western elements of Taiwan, with the epicentre in Yilan county, the climate bureau stated.The Taipei metro was briefly closed for checks, however re-opened shortly afterwards. The state-run energy operator stated the grid was working as regular, whereas the railway administration stated it was finishing up monitor inspections.Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, stated it had evacuated some staff.ALSO READ | Earthquake of 4.2 magnitude hits Kargil in Ladakh”Personnel at certain TSMC fabs (microchip manufacturing plants) in north Taiwan evacuated during the earthquake as per company procedure and all safety systems functioned normally,” it stated in a short assertion.Taiwan lies close to the junction of two tectonic plates and is liable to earthquakes.More than 100 folks had been killed in a quake in southern Taiwan in 2016, whereas a 7.3 magnitude quake killed greater than 2,000 folks in 1999.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.