Name: 6.4 magnitude earthquake rattles east coast of Taiwan, killing at least 2
Uploaded: 2018-02-09T11:27:56.000Z
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Now for a look at stories making headlines
around the world and we start with a powerful

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six-point-four magnitude earthquake that has
struck Taiwan.

Tuesday's tremor near the eastern coastal
city of Hualien has toppled buildings, leaving

at least two people dead and more than a hundred
injured.

For more on this and other news we turn to
our Ro Aram…

Well Semin…. officials are desperately searching
for any survivors that may be trapped under

the collapsed buildings, which include a 10-storey
hotel and residential building.

About a couple dozen people are said to have
rescued from the rubble so far.

Buildings that haven't yet been toppled are
close to doing so as the 6.4 magnitude quake

The government has also said that two bridges
in the city were either cracked or could not

There was no immediate word of any tsunami
warning.

The U.S. Geological Survey said Tuesday night's
quake struck about 20 kilometers north-east

of Hualien, which has a population of about
100-thousand.

The epicenter was also very shallow at just
one kilometer.

Taiwan is prone to earthquakes as it sits
along the famed "Pacific Rim of Fire," known

Tuesday's quake followed a 6.1 magnitude tremor
over the weekend and also fell on the second

anniversary of a 6.4 quake in southern Taiwan
that killed nearly 120 people.

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6.4 magnitude earthquake rattles east coast of Taiwan, killing at least 2

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