Taipei: A strong earthquake shook buildings in the Taiwanese capital Taipei on Wednesday, injuring at least 20 people and sparking a fire, emergency officials said.
The US Geological Survey measured the quake at magnitude 6.0 and said it struck at 10:03 am (0203 GMT), 48 kilometres (30 miles) east of Nantou county in central Taiwan at a depth of 20.7 kilometres.
Taiwan's central weather bureau put the magnitude at 6.1 and said it was felt across the island.
The agency said it had received five reports of people trapped in lifts during the quake but they had all found their way to safety.
Taiwan's high speed rail company said it had suspended all trains pending safety checks while the metro system in the capital Taipei was also temporarily suspended.
Nantou county was the epicentre of a 7.6-magnitude quake in September 1999 that killed around 2,400 people in the deadliest natural disaster in the island's recent history.
The US Geological Survey measured the quake at magnitude 6.0 and said it struck at 10:03 am (0203 GMT), 48 kilometres (30 miles) east of Nantou county in central Taiwan at a depth of 20.7 kilometres.
Taiwan's central weather bureau put the magnitude at 6.1 and said it was felt across the island.
The agency said it had received five reports of people trapped in lifts during the quake but they had all found their way to safety.
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Taiwan's high speed rail company said it had suspended all trains pending safety checks while the metro system in the capital Taipei was also temporarily suspended.
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Nantou county was the epicentre of a 7.6-magnitude quake in September 1999 that killed around 2,400 people in the deadliest natural disaster in the island's recent history.
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