A Taiwan flag could be seen on an overpass forward of Nationwide Day celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan, on Oct. 8, 2025.
Ann Wang | Reuters
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck some 32 km (20 miles) off Taiwan’s northeastern coastal metropolis of Yilan on Saturday, the island’s climate administration mentioned, with no quick stories of main injury.
The quake with a depth of 73 km (45 miles) was felt throughout Taiwan and shook buildings within the capital Taipei, the administration mentioned, assigning it an intensity-four class which means there might be minor injury.
Taipei metropolis’s authorities mentioned there was no main injury reported within the quick aftermath, with some remoted circumstances of harm together with gasoline and water leakage and minor injury to buildings.
Greater than 3,000 houses in Yilan briefly misplaced energy, Taiwan Energy Firm mentioned.
Main chipmaker TSMC mentioned a small variety of its services within the northern Hsinchu Science Park met evacuation thresholds after the quake and evacuated employees had since returned to their posts.
The climate administration mentioned folks needs to be on alert for aftershocks between 5.5 and 6.0 within the coming day. It additionally mentioned injury from the quake needs to be restricted as a result of it was comparatively deep and hit offshore.
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te mentioned in a social media submit that authorities had the state of affairs below management and in addition urged the inhabitants to be on alert for aftershocks.
Taiwan lies close to the junction of two tectonic plates and is vulnerable to earthquakes.
Greater than 100 folks have been killed in a quake in southern Taiwan in 2016, whereas a 7.3 magnitude quake killed greater than 2,000 folks in 1999.
