A MONDAY'S EARTHQUAKE SHOOK TAIWAN AND JAPAN

YOUR WORLD NEWS

DAY 20

Monday, April 2015

Taiwan

POWERFUL QUAKE!

A Monday's powerful earthquake shook with a  magnitude of 6.6 in Taiwan and Japan.  In the city of New Taipei buildings were reported as rocking back and forth as residents were astonished sought flee to shelter.  Some damages were caused to many vehicles and a jolt from the quake prompted an apartment fire.  One man was said to have perished from the apartment fire as another was hospitalized from the fire.   In addition, a tsumani warning was issued, but then cancelled.  As part of its routine many in Taiwan and Japan are familar with life-saving plans when frequent earthquakes occur.  This was the third quake measuring 6.0 and over during the year of 2015.  In addition three more quakes considered as aftershocks shook in the Monday's afternoon hours measuring between 5.5.   In Japan, there was no reports of deaths and very little or no damages.

[Photo airel view of Taiwan]

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