A magnitude 6.5 earthquake occurred in the waters near Hualien County, Taiwan. The epicenter was located at 24.13 degrees north latitude and 121.71 degrees east longitude, and the focal depth was 11.0 kilometers.

The Tongshuai Hotel in Hualien has been inclined (photo taken on February 7).

According to the website of the China Earthquake Network Center, at 23:50 on February 6, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake occurred in the waters near Hualien County, Taiwan. The epicenter was located at 24.13 degrees north latitude and 121.71 degrees east longitude, and the focal depth was 11.0 kilometers. Taiwan's meteorological department said that at 23:50 on the 6th, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred near the coast of Hualien, Taiwan. When the earthquake occurred, there was a quake in many places on the island. At present, several buildings in Hualien collapsed, including the Tongshun Hotel, some people were trapped, and the casualties were unknown. In addition, there are road surfaces bulging in Hualien. Suhua Highway has temporarily closed the entire line, only exit but not in; Hualien Bridge is closed.

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This is the streets of Hualien after the earthquake (photo taken on February 7).

Following the 45.8 magnitude earthquake in Liszhm on the evening of February 4, another earthquake occurred at 23:50 pm on February 6 in Hualien, Taiwan. According to observations by the Taiwan Meteorological Bureau, the scale of the earthquake reached 6.0 magnitude (China's earthquake officially measured 6.5 magnitude in Taiwan). The center of the earthquake is located at 121.69 east longitude and 24.14 north latitude, which is the coast of Hualien County, with a depth of 10 kilometers.

Due to the high vibration and shaking for more than 25 seconds, the screens of several TV stations showed that the Hualien Tongshuo Hotel was falling, and the first floor on one side pressed into the basement, and it was reported that many people were trapped. According to the China Times Electronic News, according to the latest statistics from the Disaster Response Center as of 3:30 am on the 7th, the earthquake has killed 2 people and injured 202 people. Four local buildings in Hualien collapsed or tilted, and two bridges, Qixingtan Bridge and Hualien Bridge, were closed. There were obvious uplifts and fractures on many grounds and bridges. Image source: Visual China