The earthquake hit Taiwan's southern Chiayi county at 12.17am local time. According to Taiwan's Central Weather Administration, the epicenter was located 38km (23 miles) southeast of

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan's south on Tuesday near the city of Chiayi, the island's weather administration said.

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck a mountainous, rural area of Taiwan’s south on Jan 21, the island’s weather administration said, injuring 27 people and causing ceilings of homes to cave in according to the local authorities. The quake had a depth of 9.4km with its epicentre in Dapu township in Chiayi county, the weather administration said.

The quake hit at 12:17 a.m. and was centered 38 kilometers (24 miles) southeast of Chiayi County Hall at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles), Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration said. The U.S. Geological Survey measured the earthquake at a less powerful magnitude 6.

Chipmaker TSMC said on Tuesday that all its sites were operating following an overnight 6.4 magnitude earthquake in southern Taiwan that was centred on a mountainous rural area and caused only minor damage and light injuries.

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, injuring 27 people, triggering landslides and causing ceilings of homes to cave in according to local

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck southern Taiwan near the city of Chiayi, according to the island’s weather bureau.

Taiwan plans to cull up to 120,000 green iguanas, with supporters urging humane methods to bring down the animal’s population, which is wreaking havoc on the island’s agricultural sector.

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck a mountainous, rural area of Taiwan's south on Tuesday near the city of Chiayi, the island's weather administration said, with reports of minor damage.

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan on Jan. 21, the US Geological Survey said, injuring 27 people, triggering landslides, and causing ceilings of homes to cave in according to local authorities. Residents in the capital Taipei felt tremors for nearly a minute as the shallow quake struck shortly after midnight.

A powerful magnitude 6.4 earthquake shook buildings in Taiwan, injuring at least 15 residents. CCTV footage from inside a family's home shows pet cats starting to panic as they felt the ground tremble in Chiayi County on January 21 shortly after midnight.