Firemen search a collapsed building after the earthquake hit Hualien, Taiwan, late Tuesday night. At least five people were killed and 219 injured in the quake that hit near the coastal city just before midnight (11pm Thai time) on Tuesday, officials said. A 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Hulien city, Taiwan. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the world's largest contract chipmaker and major Apple supplier, said initial assessments indicated no impact from the earthquake. More than 100 were killed in a quake in southern Taiwan in 2016, and some Taiwanese remain scarred by a 7.6 magnitude quake that was felt across the island and killed more than 2,000 people in 1999.

Source: Bangkok Post February 07, 2018 03:11 UTC