A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook buildings in Taiwan on Thursday morning ... the island of 23 million people and led to tightened building codes, better response times and coordination and ...

It acts as a giant pendulum reducing the skyscraper’s movement by 40 percent and keeps the building from swaying during an earthquake or typhoon. Taiwan’s earthquake readiness is said to be ...

After a strong earthquake hit Taiwan on January 21, 2025, an old picture of a tilting building resurfaced in social media posts that falsely portrayed it as showing the aftermath.

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook buildings in Taiwan on Thursday morning as a series of shocks ... damaged buildings around the island of 23 million people and led to tightened building codes, better ...

A magnitude-6 earthquake hit Taiwan on Tuesday ... disaster in the island’s history. Since then, Taiwan has updated and enhanced its building code to incorporate quake-resistant construction ...

The US Geological Survey recorded the epicentre 12km north of Yujing, a mango-growing district in southern Taiwan. (Reuters pic) A 6.0-magnitude earthquake ... enhanced its building code to ...

“Taiwan earthquake today,” text on the video reads. The video was shared more than 30,000 times in a week. Each of the clips in the video predates the two earthquakes that struck Taiwan the ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern Taiwan early Tuesday, leaving 27 people with minor injuries and some reported damage. The quake hit at 12:17 a.m. and was ...