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Today (24th), a magnitude 6.5 earthquake occurred in Taiwan during the day.
It was the most powerful earthquake that occurred in Taiwan this year enough to be detected in the entire region, but fortunately, no casualties were reported.
Correspondent Song Wook from Beijing.
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camera illuminating the Taipei 101 Tower suddenly starts to shake.
Parked cars shake in unison, and people in the restaurant urgently evacuate under the table.
A 6.5-magnitude earthquake occurred in Iran, Taiwan, around 1:00 PM local time today.
The depth of the epicenter is 66.8 km, making it the largest earthquake in Taiwan this year.
A minute later, an aftershock with a magnitude of 5.4 occurred.
[Tian Guoqiang/Director of the Earthquake Prediction Center, Taiwan Meteorological Bureau: This earthquake is the largest (subduction zone) earthquake in Iranian prefecture in 30 years.] After a
series of powerful earthquakes, not only Taiwan but also Fujian and Zhejiang provinces in mainland China. Vibration detected.
[Residents of Futian City, Fujian Province, China: The earthquake lasted for about 3 to 4 seconds, and the whole building felt like it was moving.]
Immediately after the earthquake, high-speed rail and Taipei subway operations were temporarily suspended, and employees of TSMC, the world's largest semiconductor consignment manufacturer, were also temporarily evacuated. I did.
No casualties were reported, but a large crane at an apartment construction site in New Taipei City broke and signs and structures fell everywhere.
[Taiwan resident: There was a signboard above me.
(Did it fall due to an earthquake?) Yes, because of the earthquake.] The
Taiwan Meteorological Bureau predicted that an aftershock of magnitude 4 or greater could occur within the next three days.
(Video coverage: Gyu Ma, Video editing: Moo-Hwan Cho, video source: Zhongtian, Tais, Dongsun TV, Taiwan)