"No immediate reports of damage, island's fire department says, as buildings shake in capital Taipei. A magnitude 6 earthquake has struck off the northeast coast of Taiwan, shaking buildings in the capital, Taipei. The quake's epicentre was about 20km (12 miles) offshore from Yilan county at a depth of 112km (70 miles), officials said. list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3list 2 of 3list 3 of 3end of list Authorities said monitoring was continuing,"
"Taiwan lies on the boundary of two tectonic plates and is frequently hit by earthquakes. In April 2024, a magnitude 7.4 quake in Hualien killed at least 19 people and damaged hundreds of buildings. The earthquake was the strongest in 25 years. More than 100 people were killed in a southern Taiwan quake in 2016. The deadliest seismological event in recent decades occurred on September 21, 1999,"
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck about 20 km offshore from Yilan county on Taiwan's northeast coast at a depth of 112 km, shaking buildings in Taipei. Taiwan's fire department reported no immediate damage and authorities said monitoring was continuing. Taiwan sits on the boundary of two tectonic plates and is frequently hit by earthquakes. In April 2024 a magnitude 7.4 quake in Hualien killed at least 19 people and damaged hundreds of buildings; it was the strongest in 25 years. More than 100 people died in a 2016 southern Taiwan quake. The 1999 921 earthquake near Jiji killed over 2,400 people.
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