Strong earthquake in Hualien for 24 hours: stabilizing amid "non-stop shaking" More than 1,000 people have suffered minor or serious injuries. More than 140 people are still trapped.

It is expected to take several months to completely clear the area of damage. The search and rescue work of the severely tilted Uranus Building came to an end at 9:10 pm on the 3rd. The largest earthquake in Taiwan in the past 25 years has killed 9 people and caused more than 1,.000 people to suffer minor orserious injuries.