4 people killed, 225 injured in Taiwan earthquake

Beijing. February 8. Silkroadnews -  4 people killed, 225 injured in Taiwan earthquake, Xinhua reports.
“Four people were killed and 225 were injured as of Wednesday after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan. A total of 236 people have been rescued but there are still 148 people missing with 143 trapped in Yun Men Tusi Ti building,” the report said.
The epicenter of the earthquake that occurred on Tuesday was monitored at 24.13 degrees north latitude and 121.71 degrees east longitude at a depth of 11 kilometers.
The earthquake was followed by a series of aftershocks, including several measuring over 5.0 magnitude.
Since February 4 more than 100 earthquakes have occurred in this area. Taiwan’s experts-seismologists reported new earthquakes may occur in the coming weeks.