Strong quake strikes northeast Taiwan: weather bureau

  A strong earthquake struck northeastern Taiwan on Sunday, with residents reporting violent shaking in the capital Taipei. Taiwan’s central weather bureau said the quake was of magnitude 6.5 while the US Geological Survey gave a lower strength of 6.2. It struck northeastern Yilan county at 1.11 pm (0511 GMT) at a depth of 67 kilometres (42 miles). An AFP reporter in Taipei said the shaking seemed to last roughly 10 seconds and felt like […]