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6.7-magnitude quake hits Taiwan, buildings collapsed

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2016-02-06 08:55chinadaily.com.cn/Xinhua Editor: Feng Shuang
Rescuers working at a collapsed building in Tainan City after a 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit Kaohsiung of Taiwan at a depth of 15 kilometers at 03:57 am Beijing Time on Saturday. (Photo/Central News Agency)
Rescuers working at a collapsed building in Tainan City after a 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit Kaohsiung of Taiwan at a depth of 15 kilometers at 03:57 am Beijing Time on Saturday. (Photo/Central News Agency) (click for more pictures)

A 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit Kaohsiung of Taiwan at a depth of 15 kilometers at 03:57 am Beijing Time on Saturday, according to China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

Pictures circulating on social media show that buildings are collapsed in the southern part of Taiwan and rescue teams work at the scene.

The epicenter was monitored at 22.94 degrees north latitude and 120.54 degrees east longitude.

According to the island's weather and earthquake monitoring agency, the earthquake, measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale and with a depth of 16.7 kilometers, was centered about 27 km northeast of Pingtung county seat.

There were no immediate reports on damage and casualties.

Ceiling collapsed in a resident building in Chiayi City after the earthquake (Photo/Central News Agency)
Ceiling collapsed in a resident building in Chiayi City after the earthquake (Photo/Central News Agency)

  

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