5 earthquakes hit Taiwan in 9 minutes: report

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5 earthquakes hit Taiwan in 9 minutes: report

Seismic activity occurred between 5:08 pm and 5:17 pm (local time). (representative)

Hualien:

According to the Central News Agency’s “Focus Taiwan” report, five earthquakes occurred in Shoufeng Town, Hualien County, eastern Taiwan on Monday in just 9 minutes.

Seismic activity occurred between 5:08 pm and 5:17 pm (local time).

“Five #earthquakes occurred in Shoufeng Town, Hualien County, eastern Taiwan, within 9 minutes between 5:08 pm and 5:17 pm (UTC+8)”.

Two weeks ago, a powerful earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale struck the east coast of Taiwan, killing four people and injuring more than 700 others.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) posted on

The National Fire Administration said that the earthquake that struck Hualien City on April 3 killed four people and injured more than 700 people, adding that among the injured, 132 were from Hualien County, near the epicenter.

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