Taiwan’s last major earthquake was in 1999, when a magnitude 7.6 temblor struck about 90 miles southwest of Taipei, killing nearly 2,500 people.

Taiwan's earthquake monitoring agency said the temblor struck just before 8:00 a.m. local time and gave the magnitude as 7.2, while the U.S. Geological Survey put it at 7.4.

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan was struck by an earthquake about 71 kilometers (44.1 miles) south of Hualien City, monitoring agencies said. The quake hit seconds after cell phone alarms went off at ...

Following a devastating earthquake in 1999, Taiwan upgraded its seismic infrastructure. Experts said it offers lessons for the U.S. West Coast.

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A magnitude 4.5 earthquake occurred in southwest Taiwan at 4:22 p.m. on Monday, followed four minutes ...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC), the chipmaking giant, said on Wednesday that its facilities which were impacted by the 7.4 magnitude earthquake are expected to resume ...

An earthquake rocked the entire island of Taiwan early Wednesday, killing nine, injuring hundreds, collapsing buildings in a southern city and sparking a brief tsunami warning for southern ...

Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news on the Taiwan earthquake for Tuesday, April 2. For the latest news on the quake, please see today's live file for Wednesday, April 3. A powerful 7.4 ...

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake shook Taiwan Wednesday, killing nine people, injuring thousands more and causing landslides and infrastructure damage across the island. It’s not surprising that there ...

Taiwan lies along the fault lines encircling the Pacific Ocean where most of the world’s earthquakes occur. Taiwan's earthquake preparedness is among the most advanced in the world.

Taiwan’s recent push for preparedness comes from the hard lessons learned from the devastating quake 25 years ago, experts say. When the earthquake struck in 1999, Taiwan was very unprepared ...

The powerful earthquake in Taiwan on Wednesday shook an island that was well prepared for a seismic catastrophe — likely more so than some regions of the U.S., several experts said. Nine people ...