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-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 ...

This is the dramatic moment a 6.0-magnitude earthquake rattled Taiwan ... Since then, Taiwan has updated and enhanced its building code to incorporate quake-resistant construction methods ...

“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 ...