Sharjah24 - Reuters: A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck a mountainous, rural area of Taiwan's south on Tuesday near the city of Chiayi, the island's weather administration said, with reports of minor damage.
Chipmaker TSMC said it had evacuated staff at its factories in central and southern Taiwan, and they were all safe.
The quake shook buildings in the capital, Taipei. The quake had a depth of 9.4 km (6 miles) with its epicentre in Dapu township in Chiayi county, and hit shortly after midnight, the weather administration said.
The fire department said a handful of people were trapped in damaged buildings in the city of Tainan, and some had already been rescued.
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