6.2-magnitude earthquake shakes Taiwan, injures at least six

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck on Thursday taiwan and caused an earthquake in its capital Taipei, indicated the meteorological office of this territory.

The earthquake It occurred around noon (0400 GMT) about 30 kilometers off the coast of the county of hualien (east) at a depth of six kilometers.

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According to him United States Geological Survey (USGS)the earthquake It had a magnitude of 5.9 and occurred at a depth of 12 km.

The natural fire agency stated that Six hikers climbing the island’s highest mountain, Yushan, were slightly injured by falling stones from the quake.

“The earthquake was felt throughout Taiwan because it was so shallow”Chen Kuo-chang, head of the seismological center of the meteorological bureau, told reporters.

“There have been eight aftershocks so far and we believe there will be other aftershocks in the next three days”he added.

According to an AFP reporter In Taipei, the tremors that hit the capital were less intense than other quakes this year on the island.

This year there were 12 earthquakes with a magnitude greater than 6.0, according to the seismological center.

In September 1999, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake caused 2,400 deaths, the worst natural disaster on record on the island.

Earth tremors are common in taiwansince it is located near the clash zone of tectonic plates.

Source: Elcomercio

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