126 injured in Taiwan quake

Taipei - A strong earthquake jarred Taiwan yesterday, injuring 126 people and disrupting life for many but causing no deaths …

Taipei - A strong earthquake jarred Taiwan yesterday, injuring 126 people and disrupting life for many but causing no deaths and far less damage than a huge September quake that killed 2,400 and caused billions of dollars in losses.

State seismologists said the earthquake, centred on the south-central county of Chiayi, registered 6.4 on the open-ended Richter scale.

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