The strongest earthquake in a quarter-century rocked Taiwan during the morning rush hour Wednesday, killing nine people, trapping dozens in quarries and sending some residents scrambling out the windows of damaged buildings, The Associated Press reported. Taiwan’s earthquake monitoring agency said the quake was 7.2 magnitude struck about 18 kilometers (11 miles) off of Hualien, on Taiwan's east coast, and was about 35 kilometers (21 miles) deep.
In Photos: Taiwan Earthquake
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This handout from the Hualien Fire Department taken and released on April 3, 2024 shows members of a rescue team searching for survivors in a damaged building in Hualien, after a major earthquake hit Taiwan's east.
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This photo taken by Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) on April 3, 2024 shows a damaged building in Hualien, after a major earthquake hit Taiwan's east.
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This UGC handout from a user known as Xiaohe shows damage to a building in the National Hualien Girls' High School in Hualien on April 3, 2024, after a major earthquake hit Taiwan's east.
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This handout photo from the Taichung City Government's Fire Bureau taken and released on April 3, 2024 shows rocks along part of the road on a section of a highway in Taichung, after a major earthquake hit Taiwan's east.
