Taiwan’s last major earthquake was in 1999, when a magnitude 7.6 temblor struck about 90 miles southwest of Taipei, killing nearly 2,500 people.

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Taiwan was rocked Tuesday by a 7.4 magnitude earthquake that hit off the coast. But the causalities and destruction are minimal compared to a devastating earthquake that the island nation in 1999.

Taiwan is no stranger to powerful earthquakes, yet their toll on the high-tech island's 23 million residents has been relatively contained thanks to its excellent earthquake preparedness, experts say.

The earthquake was felt in Shanghai and several provinces along China’s southeastern coast, according to Chinese media. Mainland China and Taiwan are about 100 miles apart.

The earthquake was felt in Shanghai and provinces along China’s southeastern coast, according to Chinese media. China and Taiwan are about 160 kilometers (100 miles) apart.

The earthquake that struck Taiwan early on Wednesday is the strongest to impact the island in 25 years, according to a spokesperson from Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration.

Taiwan and its surrounding waters have registered about 2,000 earthquakes with a magnitude of 4.0 or greater since 1980, and more than 100 earthquakes with a magnitude above 5.5, according to the ...

Taiwan's earthquake monitoring agency said the quake was 7.2 magnitude while the U.S. Geological Survey put it at 7.4. It struck about 11 miles off of Hualien, on Taiwan's east coast, and was ...