7.4 magnitude deadly earthquake hits Taiwan, the strongest in nearly 25 years

Taiwan's strongest earthquake in a quarter century rocked the island during the morning rush hour Wednesday, damaging buildings and highways and causing the deaths of four people.
Taiwan’s earthquake monitoring agency gave the magnitude as 7.2 while the U.S. Geological Survey put it at 7.4. It struck about 18 kilometers (11.1 miles) south-southwest of Hualien and was about 35 kilometers (21 miles) deep. Taiwan's national fire agency said four people died in Hualien County and at least 57 were injured in the quake that struck just before 8 a.m. The local United Daily News reported three hikers died in rockslides in Taroko National Park near the offshore epicenter.
A five-story building in Hualien appeared heavily damaged, collapsing its first floor and leaving the rest leaning at a 45-degree angle. In the capital Taipei, tiles fell from older buildings and in some newer office complexes, while debris fell from some building sites.
KTLA's Samantha Cortese reports on April 2, 2024.
Details: ktla.com/news/nationworld/ap-...
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[@carriemccarter203]

Pray for Taiwan 💔🙏🏼

[@Determinator21]

My temu items will arrive late apparently :c

[@user-ik4qh2dw6d]

@@Determinator21 I believe temu items are from China not Taiwan....

[@Determinator21]

@@user-ik4qh2dw6d isn't Taiwan china too

[@user-ik4qh2dw6d]

@@Determinator21 big NO!

[@branchtobranch5607]

I pray for the people of Taiwan. 🕊️🙏🏻♥️

[@kimyang8492]

Thanks everyone for sending prayers. Thank you from Taiwan.

[@Gigie2Z]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@VinnieMack]

Be careful take care of your loved ones 🙏🙏

[@tubester4567]

The west cares about Taiwan and we will send any help needed/. Best wishes to all the good people of Taiwan. Taiwan is a first world country with good building standards. There are only a few deaths because of good Taiwan building standards. If this happened in China thousands would be dead. 7.5 is a very big quake.

[@josemaricuelo4285]

stay safe there...

[@cjsworld3438]

🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@mackelchannel3577]

Pray for taiwan from the Philippines🙏🙏

[@AriArtLife]

I'm from Taiwan and my house also had some damage from the earthquake..my family is okay and hope everyone will be fine...

[@user-cr9pr9cn9m]

I am a Taiwanese, and I thank all countries for their concern. I believe that my country will handle the disaster properly and return to normal days as soon as possible.❤

[@user-cr9pr9cn9m]

@Jen-ef6wz Thank you, I think I still need to work hard on learning English.😅

[@blin1776]

I would have to say even with this massive earthquake. The Taiwanese builds and infrastructures can sustain these heavy shocks. Other earthquakes around the world in similar size have killed FAR more ppl.

[@chrish7904]

Taiwan is 15 hours ahead of PST. US west coast time would be Tuesday about 5pm.

[@mrtee3477]

You so smart.

[@chrish7904]

Well, yeah. Someone else here asked and I thought it posted as a reply!

[@HogMan2022]

Praying for you, Taiwan! 🙏

[@suzanakostanjevac88]

Bože, molim te daj snagu svim ljudima na Taiwanu.

[@Squamousepithilium]

Still people were so calm!

[@aliancemd]

Their infrastructure is built to withstand earthquakes

[@RaymondHng]

0:47 1:35 1:47 That corner building can be viewed on Google Maps at No. 29, Beibin St, Hualien City

[@VsShorts-yp3uq]

We Indians Pray For Tiawan Greatest Comeback 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@johnnyvanderhelm4414]

God bless the people, I'll hate to be on that bridge. Crikey that earthquake Is strong

[@affliction6911]

Prayers for those there 💕🙏💕🙏💕🙏

[@jhonsondesilva8182]

Pray to Jesus.Taiwan,be strong.Prayers for you all

[@gargoyleb]

Two volcanoes go off less than two weeks apart and now a 7.4 earthquake. The planet is about to do something BIG.

[@jinxtacy]

I mean it is the ring of fire.

[@KevinHartman84]

HECK YEAH! LETS GOOO!!! 2024 FTW.

[@jrviade85]

@@KevinHartman84and dancing!!

[@pallen49]

Perhaps '2012' comes 12 years late?...

[@abatude5879]

I've felt a nervousness come over myself at work yesterday and I live in Laughlin Nevada it's like you could just fill it in your bones

[@Dhanasarpaul]

From Trinidad 🇹🇹 my prayers are with you all 🙏

[@USWeatherNewspaper]

Reading the news about the earthquake in Taiwan, I can't help but worry about the people and their families. Wishing them a quick recovery and return to normal life

[@babaoreally8220]

I’m thinking that the quality of building construction codes preventednearly all of these multilevel structures from disintegrating and saving many lives.In most countries,these buildings would have collapsed to rubble.

[@Sammasambuddha]

It not Waleen. It's Hualien. Who-wa-lee-an. Thanks.

[@selenavillarreal9951]

God be with them❤

[@cornkiller534]

Smart they designed the buildings to withstand the earthquake unlike other counties

[@wuvvbernardo9353]

Grabe nga

[@losangelesrailway3505]

When did this happen in our local time? (PACIFIC Standard USA time)

[@kimyang8492]

local time 8 am. 6 Hours ago. A lot of chaos.

[@hughjanus5518]

5PM PST 8 am EST

[@MaryHartman-ei9pv]

Lord Jesus, have mercy on us...please...God, help us Lord...AMEN!🙏❤️😥✝️

[@anarrzayev3595]

Even lord Jesus is confused by nature's power 😂

[@DoctorKesha]

Prayers

[@nicevibes7232]

thank you for your concern

[@FlBeachgirl]

😢

[@user-cw2py6wh8l]

Will there be a chip shortage?

[@zilawylde7006]

When did this happen

[@daniell.johnson5225]

Thanks for sharing ❤

[@user-ou8rf5tc4s]

My heart goes out to the people of Taiwan. In a way, I hate to say this, but I hope Mainland China doesn't get the bright idea of starting something, now.

[@tomsunuwar6940]

Pray 🙏 for Taiwan 🇹🇼

[@greenonions2565]

Thank you

[@eunwoo-on7ry]

Pray for us🙏🙏🙏😳

[@audreydaleski1067]

Awe.

[@vaseemkhan3688]

May Almighty ALLAH have mercy on everyone

[@mrbaab5932]

San Francisco is 1/3 land fill too.

[@MrApple-vv8yb]

Damn it CaseOh

[@dennispena5496]

I was in Taipei Taiwan in 2019. I had just left the Taipei 101 tower and was waiting to cross the street and the pavement started shaking back n forth. I was surprised how strong it was. I thought you wouldn't feel earthquake as much when you're on the ground street level, but this shaking made me realize how not-so-solid and stable the ground beneath us is. Then I imagined what it must have been like if I was still on the top floor of the Taipei 101. -_-

[@Phuck_Yew]

😢🙏

[@vernonscloset]

Now why she bring L.A into this? We don't need no quakes!

[@minnnaaofficial]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@mackydog99]

They're lucky it was 22mi deep.

[@Infinite.Freefall]

Hua Li-en, not Hwaleen... Pray everyone is safe

[@audreydaleski1067]

Frightening

[@MindfulMatters734]

😢🙏🏾

[@timothysheppard8842]

We are in for one helluva ride

[@AriesBrooks]

Prayers 🙏 for Taiwan .. I live in California & we get them constantly 😟

[@MariaRuiz-rn3dy]

Prayers 🙏 for Taiwan😢

[@TobiMillwee-ix6ge]

It's like Jeopardy what is earthquake weapons

[@minlun4880]

God bless the People🙏

[@hybridaliennumber2-uc3hr]

God does not concern himself with human fate or actions... It's been 4,000 years since the last Extinction on Earth we are due for one now.... And what they're not telling you is sb14 the asteroid that's headed towards Earth.. and what they're not telling you earthquakes and volcano eruptions will happen the Earth is evolving an eclipse is coming...

[@foreststretchinghawk63]

Gods wrath

[@CaliAK47]

Thoughts & Prayers for the people in Taiwan.

[@mht5875]

Praying for Taiwan

[@tee-roni420]

Prayers for Taiwan ❤️🙏🏽

[@preciouselizabethcristobal8775]

🙏

[@luisbarba8012]

Taiwan 🙏🌎❤️ Mercy Misericordia 💕 for GOD bless you and your family's 🙏

[@eunwoo-on7ry]

And keep safe and god 💗 blessed

[@420isthename]

That man ray rip

[@DerekHyche55]

California next someone said 😮 pray i guess. I really don't think it will be heard if i pray. 😂

[@user-ws1mu1ri9y]

🙏🙏🙏

[@jeremybennett2168]

that not good

[@silavisualarts]

None of the reporters know how to pronounce "Hualien" CORRECTLY.

[@RRrai..]

😮😢😢

[@bboy95ify]

What about China?? The east coast never got hit bad it’s so close or Korea japan nothing?

[@abatude5879]

Apparently a 7.2 hit Taipei

[@ehsankhateezyar]

😮

[@user-mv7xw6vk9e]

No sunami Amin

[@Irontigerson0fgod]

Wow Omfg I heard about this from Bay area super fans KZbin channel then fell asleep just woke up at 11 p.m wow

[@Smith-dt5qz]

God Bless Everyone 😊

[@ZidaneDaMan10]

Bruh I hope Ray is ok 😢

[@hybridaliennumber2-uc3hr]

😈...ray... Yeah I know him... He's under two tons of rubble... Sorry pal suck it up

[@ZidaneDaMan10]

@@hybridaliennumber2-uc3hr Ok boomer , you don’t know who Ray is 🤣

[@williamterrymasters1934]

You people say Mother Earth and Mother Nature for a reason who is the Mother of this world?

[@cjgamingvlogs3214]

Although china claims it’s not a country, we should keep our world safe from earthquakes 🙏

[@mkpatnaik9319]

Did Xina created a Earthquake?

[@qake2021]

😱✌️🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏✌️

[@benmcclure1602]

HARP? To defuse the tension over Taiwan vs China? Or has China gotten a version of HARP?

[@finalblast3825]

More than likely.

[@kevinsheldrick917]

But TV told me that earthquakes happen naturally...

[@melmelbry5754]

I was thinking they threatened them with this. If you don't give in, here's a taste of what will happen. What are the odds? The biggest one in a super long time? Hmmm sus.

[@hakeemblake3653]

Them orbital strike poles. Look up Space force weaponry. Then ask yourselves does china have this technology too?

[@BoggleMeBog]

Are you actually being serious or are you trolling?

[@byronmcdougald6569]

HARRP 🤔

[@JD-ce4so]

Oh no the weather weapon was used.

[@thiemgiaminh8533]

🙏🙏🙏✌️

[@kelly-annevans7408]

Have mercy upon them Father God n i pray that they will heal as a nation in Jesus mighty name 🙏🏽

[@G4LIFE74]

🤔

[@elisal4984]

Wow what quality house builds 😂

[@user-he2fz9qq9t]

Power hanta

[@tomsunuwar6940]

Pray 🙏 for Taiwan China 🇨🇳

[@MegaFrankyJ]

CHINA HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THIS ❤🇺🇲

[@hybridaliennumber2-uc3hr]

There's nothing that China did to cause this 'no nuclear underground blast no special superpower weapons etc... What's wrong with you it looks like you're old enough to understand....

[@Esperia-ef9xh]

REST IN PEACE

[@tomsunuwar6940]

Pray for Taiwan China 🇨🇳 🙏😢

[@martinghosthunter5802]

非常感謝大家的代禱，願神安慰花蓮人民，來自台灣台中的問候🇹🇼🙏🙏

[@copyprint-fz2hb]

Cali is next

[@hybridaliennumber2-uc3hr]

If California hits its complete destruction it will reshape the United States... If that happens we're going to have to take more land from Mexico

[@jamesbowen5149]

Wow almost seems biblical ✌️

[@genuineappeal3458]

Compare Taiwan response to any Caribbean response.

[@hakeemblake3653]

Caribbean doesn't make super semiconductor computer chips. 😂 gotta protect the investment

[@tubester4567]

Compare Taiwan to China. This is a big quake 7.5, and only a few deaths. If this quake happened in China thousands would be dead from poor building standards. Taiwan is a first world country but the west needs to help Taiwan. Best wishes to the good people of Taiwan.

[@TEXAS2459]

Some media channels are saying 5.5 some are saying 7.4...... Can the media please make up their mind. Stop sensationalizing a serious issue

[@rm_alfaro]

It's a 7.2 magnitude earthquake!

[@jlin7724]

Rest assure it was above 7. Normally 5s we will just brush it off as normal. Earthquakes are frequent here. But this one was a monster.

[@brianhirt5027]

Lol. What outlets told you a five? If it was just a little fiver it wouldn't have even made the news at all.

[@TEXAS2459]

@@brianhirt5027 KTLA : 7.4 BLOOMBERG: 5.5 FOX : 7.1 CNN : 6.2 You can check too, the vids are still there on youtube.

[@TEXAS2459]

@@rm_alfaro its a 7.4 acc to KTLA & 6.2 acc to CNN.

[@fredfungalspore]

Animals usually detect and give you forewarning much more reliable than early warning systems..

[@PK-fl1lm]

Bridges stood. Not like Baltimore bridge!

[@bhinbayoucity5691]

The Baltimore bridge wasnt brought down by "nature"...

[@abcwarrior91]

made in usa lol the shoe on the other foot this time lol

[@williamterrymasters1934]

You people can pray in your churches synagogues wherever I pray all by myself to GOD in my head

[@unknownuser6757]

Why, God!?

[@williamterrymasters1934]

How are people going to Believe in GOD without One man he made Christ and the Son of GOD

[@Irontigerson0fgod]

Plus the Earthquake January 1st 2024, China