A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook buildings in Taiwan on Thursday morning, as a series of temblors hit the island, causing little damage but possibly portending more seismic activity in the near future.

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook buildings in Taiwan on Thursday morning as a series of shocks hit the island, causing little damage but possibly portending more seismic activity in the near future. The biggest of the quakes hit at 10.

Police have confirmed bones found in the mountains of Hualien County are a DNA match for a hiker who went missing when a 7.2 earthquake hit the area last year. The Australian-Singaporean man was with his wife at the time,

On Jan. 11, a man hiking near Taroko Gorge found what he believed to be human remains about 1.5 kilometers from the Shakadang Trail, according to UDN. After authorities analyzed the bones, they confirmed they belonged to 47-year-old Singaporean-Australian tourist Sim Hwee Kok, who had been declared missing after the devastating earthquake.

The earthquake hit Taiwan's southern Chiayi county at 12.17am local time. According to Taiwan's Central Weather Administration, the epicenter was located 38km (23 miles) southeast of

(Photo: Facebook/Sunny Sandro Wang) SINGAPORE: The remains of a Singaporean who was killed in the earthquake that struck Taiwan's Hualien county in April last year have been found. Taiwanese ...

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake that struck southern Taiwan triggered landslides and caused the ceilings of several homes to cave in, but photos of damaged buildings shared hundreds of times in social media posts were not taken after the quake on1.

Taiwan is one of the most seismically active places in the world, and one of the most advanced when it comes to earthquake readiness.

The remains of a Singaporean man who died after an earthquake hit Taiwan's Hualien county last April have been found. 47-year-old Sim Hwee Kok's remains were discovered on Jan 11 by a farmer ...

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake has struck southern Taiwan, leaving 27 people with minor injuries and some reported damage

The quake hit at 12:17 a.m. and was centered 38 kilometers (24 miles) southeast of Chiayi County Hall at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles), Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration said. The U.S. Geological Survey measured the earthquake at a less powerful magnitude 6.

But Ms Jao is reluctant to become a wu nu, or “housing slave”, she says. That is slang for young homebuyers who feel trapped by their expensive mortgages. Taiwan’s youngsters are not exaggerating when they call homeownership a burden.