Taiwan hit by over 80 quakes

More than 80 earthquakes have hit Taiwan. The earthquakes were felt on Taiwan's east coast from Monday (April 22) night to early hours of Tuesday (April 23). The strongest of these tremors was magnitude 6.3 originating in eastern Hualien.

The first strong quake -- a magnitude 5.5 -- hit on Monday at around 5:08 pm (0908 GMT), according to Central Weather Administration. It could be felt in the capital Taipei, reports AFP.
That was followed by a series of aftershocks and quakes, with two intense tremors hitting one after another around 2:30 am (1830 GMT) Tuesday, according to witnesses in Taipei.

The Central Weather Administration said a magnitude-6.0 quake had hit at 2:26am, followed six minutes later by the 6.3 magnitude tremor.