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Magnitude-6.7 quake strikes off Taiwan's northeastern coast

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/overseas/12/10/taiwan-quake.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Courtesy of the USGS website</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Buildings shook in Taipei on Thursday as a deep, 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit the northern part of Taiwan, though with reports of only minor damage and no injuries.</p><p>The quake&#x27;s epicentre was just off Taiwan&#x27;s northeastern coast, at a depth of 77 km (48 miles), according to the island&#x27;s Central Weather Bureau.</p><p>The Taipei city government said there were scattered reports of light damage, but that the subway system was operating as normal. Buildings shook in the capital for around 30 seconds.</p><p>The high-speed railway line between northern and southern Taiwan was stopped briefly, before resuming normal service, the Transport Ministry said.</p><p>Taiwan, a self-ruled island that China considers its own, lies near the junction of two tectonic plates and is prone to earthquakes.</p><p>More than 100 people were killed in a quake in southern Taiwan in 2016, and some Taiwanese remain scarred by a 7.3 magnitude quake that killed more than 2,000 people in 1999. (Reporting By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard; Editing by Alex Richardson/Mark Heinrich)</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/10/29/20/white-house-advances-drone-and-missile-sales-to-taiwan-say-sources">White House advances drone and missile sales to Taiwan, say sources</a></li></ul><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VnSQa30cINI?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>The quake was centered off Taiwan's northeastern coast with a depth of 77 kilometers, the country's national weather bureau said</p>

The quake was centered off Taiwan's northeastern coast with a depth of 77 kilometers, the country's national weather bureau said