The quake shook buildings in the capital, Taipei. Photo: Google Maps
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan's eastern county of Hualien on Tuesday, the island's weather administration said.
There were no immediate reports of damage, it said.
The quake, which had a depth of 5.5km, shook buildings in the capital, Taipei.
Taiwan has been hit by hundreds of aftershocks after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Hualien earlier this month.
- Reuters
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A magnitude 6 earthquake struck off the east coast of Japan on Thursday.
Taiwan's biggest earthquake in at least 25 years killed nine people and injured more than 900, while 50 workers travelling in minibuses to a hotel in a national park are missing.
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