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A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook buildings in Taiwan on ... The epicenter was about 250 kilometers (155 miles) south of the capital, Taipei, where buildings swayed slightly. That was followed ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook buildings in Taiwan on Thursday morning, as a series of temblors hit the island, causing little damage but possibly portending more seismic ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook buildings in Taiwan on Thursday morning, as a series of temblors hit the island, causing little damage but possibly portending more seismic ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook buildings in Taiwan on Thursday morning, as a series of temblors hit the island, causing little damage but possibly portending more seismic ...

Cars in Tainan, Taiwan, were damaged by falling masonry as a consequence of the earthquake (TVBS via AP ... about 155 miles south of the capital, Taipei, where buildings swayed slightly.

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook buildings in Taiwan on Thursday morning as a series of shocks ... The epicentre was about 155 miles south of the capital, Taipei, where buildings swayed slightly. That ...