Taiwan rattled by dozens of quakes, but no major damage
Sri Lanka, April 23 -- Taiwan's quake-hit eastern county of Hualien was rattled by dozens of aftershocks late on Monday (Apr 22) and early on Tuesday, but only minor damage was reported and no casualties and major chipmaker TSMC said it saw no impact on operations.
Largely rural and sparsely populated Hualien was hit by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake on Apr 3 that killed at least 17 people, and there have been more than 1,000 aftershocks since.
Buildings across large parts of northern, eastern and western Taiwan, including in the capital, Taipei, swayed throughout the night, with the largest quake measuring a 6.3 magnitude. All were very shallow.
Taiwan's Central Weather Administration said the spate of earthquakes starting Monday afternoo...
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