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Taiwan Hit With Strongest Earthquake in 25 Years

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Taiwan Hit With Strongest Earthquake in 25 Years

Taiwan Hit With Strongest Earthquake in 25 Years

Taiwan Hit With Strongest Earthquake , in 25 Years.

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Taiwan early on April 3, AP reports.

Nine people have been confirmed dead so far.

Over 900 others have been injured.

Dozens of people are trapped in buildings and quarries.

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The massive quake prompted a tsunami warning that has since been lifted.

Taiwan is usually one of the best-prepared countries for earthquakes, as it experiences them often.

This is because Taiwan is located on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" where most of the planet's earthquakes occur, AP reports.

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But authorities failed to send out alerts this time because they only expected a mild earthquake.

I’ve grown accustomed to (earthquakes).

But today was the first time I was scared to tears by an earthquake.

, Hsien-hsuen Keng, a resident who lives in a fifth-floor apartment in Taipei, via AP.

I was awakened by the earthquake.

I had never felt such intense shaking before, Hsien-hsuen Keng, a resident who lives in a fifth-floor apartment in Taipei, via AP.

In addition to buildings being demolished, 35 bridges, roads and tunnels were damaged by landslides


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