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Powerful earthquake hits Taiwan

Taipei: A powerful earthquake measuring  6.3 magnitude on the Richter Scale  struck off Taiwan’s sparsely populated eastern coast on Sunday. The earthquake’s epicentre was in the sea off Taiwan’s Taitung county, at a depth of 16.5 km. The earthquake was not felt in the capital Taipei.

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Taiwan lies near the junction of two tectonic plates and is prone to earthquakes. Taiwan has a history of seismic events, with a devastating quake in 2016 in southern Taiwan leading to the loss of over 100 lives. Additionally, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake in 1999 claimed the lives of more than 2,000 people.

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