Multiple earthquakes hit Taiwan's capital city, strongest reaching 6.3 magnitude

Taiwan's capital was hit by a series of earthquakes overnight into the early hours of Tuesday, with the Central Weather Administration saying the strongest was a magnitude-6.3 tremor originating in eastern Hualien...

The first strong quake -- a magnitude 5.5 -- hit on Monday at around 5:08 pm local time (10 pm Indian Time), according to Central Weather Administration..

That was followed by a series of aftershocks and quakes, with two intense tremors hitting one after another around 2:30 am local time (12:00am Indian Time) Tuesday, according to AFP reporters and witnesses in Taipei...

Through Monday, AFP reporters could feel their buildings swaying during intense quakes, while one said "glass panels of bathroom and windows were making noises" as the island shuddered...

The Hualien region was the epicentre of a magnitude-7.4 quake that hit on April 3, causing landslides that blocked off roads around the mountainous region, while buildings in the main Hualien city were badly damaged...

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