Hualien: A government official said two people are dead and more than 100 people are injured after an earthquake late Tuesday in Taiwan.
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck near the coastal city of Hualien, the U.S. Geological Survey said, causing buildings including a hotel to collapse and forcing the closure of a nearby highway.
The quake struck about 22 kilometers (14 miles) northeast of Hualien — which is home to about 100,000 people — shortly before midnight, and the epicenter was very shallow at just 1 kilometer, the USGS said.
(Agencies)
