At least 15 individuals sustained minor injuries as a powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6 struck southern Taiwan early Tuesday, as reported by the US Geological Survey.
The earthquake occurred at 12:17 a.m. local time (1600 GMT Monday), with its epicenter located 12 kilometers (7 miles) north of Yujing at an estimated depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles), according to the USGS.
Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration, however, recorded the quake at a magnitude of 6.4.
While no fatalities were immediately reported, authorities continued to evaluate the extent of the damage.
The fire department revealed that 15 individuals sustained minor injuries and were taken to the hospital.
Among them were six people, including a child, who were rescued from a collapsed house in Nanxi District, Tainan City. Additionally, damage to the Zhuwei bridge on a provincial highway was noted.
This incident follows a major earthquake last April, when a magnitude 7.4 quake struck the eastern mountainous region of Hualien, resulting in at least 13 deaths and over 1,000 injuries.
That event, the strongest in 25 years, triggered hundreds of aftershocks.
Taiwan is located along the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” a zone of seismic activity encircling the Pacific Ocean, where the majority of the world’s earthquakes occur.
