{"id":6718,"date":"2025-12-27T18:14:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T18:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=6718"},"modified":"2025-12-27T18:14:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T18:14:01","slug":"taiwan-rocked-by-magnitude-7-0-quake-but-no-major-damage-reported-earthquakes-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=6718","title":{"rendered":"Taiwan rocked by magnitude 7.0 quake but no major damage reported | Earthquakes News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>The weather administration said damage from the quake should be limited because it was deep and hit offshore.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 27 Dec 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">27 Dec 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Taiwan\u2019s northeastern coastal city, the island\u2019s weather administration said, with no immediate reports of major damage.<\/p>\n<p>The quake with a depth of 73km (45 miles) was felt across Taiwan and shook buildings in the capital Taipei, the administration said on Saturday, assigning it an intensity-four category, meaning there could be minor damage.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Taipei city\u2019s government said there was no major damage reported in the immediate aftermath, with some isolated cases of damage, including gas and water leakage and minor damage to buildings.<\/p>\n<p>The United States Geological Survey (USGS) put the magnitude of the earthquake at 6.6.<\/p>\n<p>More than 3,000 homes in Yilan briefly lost power, the Taiwan Power Company said.<\/p>\n<p>Major chipmaker TSMC said a small number of its facilities in the northern Hsinchu Science Park met evacuation thresholds after the quake, and evacuated staff had since returned to their posts.<\/p>\n<p>The weather administration said people should be on alert for aftershocks of magnitude 5.5-6.0 in the coming day. It also said damage from the quake should be limited because it was relatively deep and hit offshore.<\/p>\n<p>Taiwan President William Lai Ching-te said in a social media post that authorities had the situation under control and also urged the population to be on alert for aftershocks.<\/p>\n<p>Taiwan lies near the junction of two tectonic plates and is prone to earthquakes.<\/p>\n<p>In April 2024, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake killed 17 people as it triggered landslides and severely damaged buildings around Hualien city.<\/p>\n<p>Officials at the time said it was Taiwan\u2019s strongest quake in 25 years.<\/p>\n<p>More than 100 people were killed in a quake in southern Taiwan in 2016, while a magnitude 7.3 quake killed more than 2,000 people in 1999.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The weather administration said damage from the quake should be limited because it was deep and hit offshore. Published On 27 Dec 202527 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Taiwan\u2019s northeastern coastal city, the island\u2019s weather administration said, with no immediate reports of major damage. 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