RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 2 : Taiwan - Earthquake

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Situation Update No. 2 Posted:2009-12-19, 14:05:26 [UTC] Ref.no.: EQ-20091219-24219-TWN Situation Update No. 2 On 2009-12-19 at 15:36:38 [UTC] Event: Earthquake Location: Taiwan Capital City area Taipei Number of Injured: 4 person(s) Situation: An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale hit Taiwan late Saturday, shaking tall buildings and causing car accidents, leaving at least 4 people injured. The quake struck at 9:02 pm (1302 GMT), with its epicenter 25 kilometres off Hualien on the east coast, 46 kilometres under the sea, the Seismological Observation Centre said. The quake, the strongest this year, was felt all across Taiwan, with tall buildings swaying and people running out into the street. The quake shattered window glass in a hotel in Hualien, and caused the island's high-speed railway to suspend operation. In Taipei, the quake caused several car accidents and caused a rooftop water tank to tumble to the ground, injuring four people, cable TV channel TVBS said. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu