A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook buildings in Taiwan on Thursday morning, as a series of temblors hit the island, causing little damage but possibly portending more seismic activity in the near future.

Taiwan’s fire department said 15 people were sent to the hospital for minor injuries. Among them were six people, including one child, who were rescued from a collapsed house in Nanxi District, Tainan city. The Zhuwei bridge on a provincial highway was ...

A series of aftershocks have rocked southern Taiwan, inflicting more damage after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the region last week.

Due to the age of some plants, and intensity of earthquake, several Tainan fabs reported equipment shutdowns, with the extent of damage still under evaluation.

This photo taken on Jan 21 2025 shows damaged buildings after an earthquake in Tainan City southeast China Taiwan

A security camera in a bar in Tainan, southwest Taiwan, caught the moment the room started to shake as customers continued to enjoy their food and drinks. Video credit: @alcoholismaltar via Instagram

Firefighters rescue people from damaged buildings after a 6.4 magnitude quake hits southern Taiwan:: Tainan City Fire Department:::: Tainan City, TaiwanThe earthquake struck a mountainous, rural area of Taiwan's south on Tuesday near the city of Chiayi,

TAIPEI, Taiwan — A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern Taiwan early Tuesday, leaving 27 people with minor injuries and some reported damage.

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan ’s southern Chiayi county on Tuesday, causing minor injuries and damage to houses and prompting evacuations at a prominent chipmaker’s factories.

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit southern Taiwan near Chiayi, causing minor damage and evacuations. TSMC evacuated staff from its factories in central and southern regions. Buildings shook in Taipei and three people were trapped in Tainan.

In the early hours of January 21, a powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit Chiayi, Taiwan, forcing leading semiconductor manufacturers—TSMC, UMC, and Innolux—to implement precautionary shutdowns of their production lines.

The hypocenter of the quake, which occurred at 10:11am, was in Dapu Township (大埔) at a depth of 10km, CWA data showed. The quake’s intensity, which measures the perceptible effects of a seismic event,