HUALIEN, Taiwan — When a 7.4-magnitude earthquake ripped through Taiwan in April, it took about 30 minutes for the region’s most ubiquitous charity to set up an emergency response center.

A partially collapsed building is seen in Hualien, Taiwan, on April 3, 2024. A powerful earthquake rocked the entire island, collapsing buildings in a southern city and creating a tsunami that hit ...

An area of a damaged building cordoned off, following an earthquake in Hualien, Taiwan April 3, 2024 in this handout image. Haote Zhang/Handout via REUTERS (Haote Zhang/Handout via REUTERS) ...

Firefighters and quarry workers evacuate a body from the Ho Ren Quarry a day after a powerful earthquake struck Hualien County, in eastern Taiwan, on April 4, 2024. AP Outside one severely damaged ...

Taiwan’s earthquake monitoring agency said the quake was magnitude 7.2 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 ...

Taiwan's earthquake monitoring agency said the temblor struck just before 8:00 a.m. local time and gave the magnitude as 7.2, while the U.S. Geological Survey put it at 7.4.

Rescue teams Thursday were trying to reach more than 600 people in eastern Taiwan following the strongest earthquake to hit the island in decades, as the number of people injured passed 1,000.

Taiwan's earthquake monitoring agency gave the magnitude as 7.2. Strong shaking was felt in Taipei, the capital, some 100 miles away, with aftershocks continued for roughly two hours.

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HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — When a 7.4-magnitude earthquake ripped through Taiwan in April, it took about 30 minutes for the region’s most ubiquitous charity to set up an emergency response center.