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A series of aftershocks shake Taiwan, the strongest with a magnitude of 6.3

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On Monday and early Tuesday, Taiwan was shaken by a series of earthquakes, the strongest of which had a magnitude of 6.3. UNN writes about this with reference to Reuters.

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The quake partially destroyed four buildings. The aftershocks were aftershocks from a 7.4 magnitude quakethat struck Taiwan three weeks ago, the authorities said, which was the strongest in 25 years and killed 17 people.

The tremors began just after 5:00 p.m. local time on Monday with a magnitude 5.5 earthquake in Hualien County on Taiwan's east coast. It was followed by a series of smaller tremors a few minutes later in the same area.

Four buildings in Hualien county partially collapsed, some residents were evacuated, and schools and offices in the county were ordered to close on Tuesday due to the threat of continued aftershocks, local media reported. As of Tuesday morning, there were no reports of injuries or deaths.

As of Tuesday morning, according to the Central Meteorological Administration, more than 180 aftershocks had been recorded over the previous 24 hours. The strongest of these occurred at 2:26 a.m., with a magnitude of 6, off Taiwan's east coast, and at 2:32 a.m., with a magnitude of 6.3, about 10 miles from Hualien County. According to the Central Meteorological Administration, the last strong aftershock occurred around 8 a.m. on Tuesday.

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Taiwan lies at the junction of two tectonic plates and is prone to earthquakes.

More than 100 people were killed in an earthquake in southern Taiwan in 2016, and in 1999, a 7.3-magnitude earthquake killed more than 2,000 people.

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