A strong earthquake of Richter magnitude 6.0 occurred in the early morning of Taiwan today.

A householder lost his life in the earthquake.

The damage continued in some areas, including power outages and partial disruptions to trains.

Taiwan's Central Weather Service says a 6.0 earthquake has occurred in the waters near Iran's northeastern province at 5:28 am today.

The depth of the epicenter is 22.5 km.

Although the epicenter was underwater, it was only 36 kilometers from the Iranian government building, which felt a great vibration throughout Taiwan.

In Iran, the closest to the epicenter, the magnitude of the actual shaking has risen to six.

In addition, in Taiwan's central cities such as Taipei City, New Taipei City, Taoyuan City, and Taichung City, there was a relatively strong vibration of 4 or more.

Many people were awakened by the earthquake at dawn and hurried out of their homes.
In various parts of the city, including Taipei City, building materials fell and fell to the floor.

In Taipei City, 19 cases of building exterior fall were received.

The goods and goods displayed in the shops and shops were also shaken.

In some shops, items on the shelves spilled over to the floor.

In a house in Taipei City, a 60-year-old woman was killed when an iron rod on which clothes were hanged fell to the floor.

In Taiwan, power was cut off at 10,000 homes once and then restored at noon.

In addition, in some areas, the trains were stopped, slowed down, and many delayed trains were causing inconvenience.

Earlier this year, an earthquake of Richter magnitude 6.1 occurred in Hualien, adjacent to the quake, killing more than 10 people across Taiwan.

In 2016, more than 100 people died in the quake, and in 1999, more than 2,000 people died in a 7.6 magnitude earthquake.

(Photo: Taiwan Yonbo / Taiwan Central News Agency Homepage, Yonhap News)