a low-lying city on Taiwan's east coast close to the epicenter of Wednesday's earthquake, residents had largely returned to life as normal, and fewer than 100 buildings were damaged or destroyed ...

and damaged or destroyed tens of thousands of buildings. The city of Taipei in Taiwan is seen on January 7, 2020. Taiwan was shaken by a major earthquake registering magnitude 7.2 on the Richter ...

Rescue workers near the semi-collapsed ten-story Uranus building on Xuanyuan Road on April 3, 2024. Image © Shufu Liu, Office of the President via WIkipedia under ...

According to Taiwan media, the last earthquake of a magnitude 7 or greater to hit the island was the Sept. 21, 1999, "Jiji" earthquake that measured 7.3, which destroyed thousands of buildings and ...

and damaged or destroyed tens of thousands of buildings, Newsweek previously reported. A collapsed building is pictured on Wednesday in Hualien after a vicious earthquake pummeled Taiwan.

"Taiwan’s earthquake preparedness is among the ... injured around 100,000 and destroyed thousands of buildings. The last deadly quake to strike Hualien County occurred in 2018, collapsing ...

“Taiwan’s earthquake preparedness is among ... injured around 100,000 and destroyed thousands of buildings. It was also a major wake-up call that led to key administrative reforms to improve ...

“Taiwan’s earthquake preparedness is among ... injured around 100,000 and destroyed thousands of buildings. It was also a major wake-up call that led to key administrative reforms to improve ...

Taiwan’s worst recent earthquake struck on Sept. 21, 1999, a magnitude 7.7 temblor that caused 2,400 deaths, injured around 100,000 and destroyed thousands of buildings.