Dramatic moment 6.0-magnitude earthquake rattles Taiwan: Child rushed to hospital after being pulled from collapsed home as clean-up begins
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This is the dramatic moment a 6.0-magnitude earthquake rattled Taiwan.
Footage shows wine bottles crashing off the shelves and smashing on the ground in a pool of red liquid as the earthquake struck southern Taiwan early on Tuesday.
A worker was later seen wiping up the spilled wine as clean up operations in other areas began.
The quake hit at 12.17am local time, with its epicentre seven miles north of Yujing, a mango-growing district in southern Taiwan, at a preliminary depth of six miles, the US Geological Survey said.
Taiwans Central Weather Administration said it recorded a magnitude of 6.4.
A child has been rushed to hospital after it was rescued by firefighters from a collapsed house in Nanxi District, Tainan city, alongside five others.
At least 27 people have been injured in the quake, which caused ceilings of homes to cave in, according to local authorities.
Elsewhere, a person was injured by falling debris while two people were rescued from elevators, authorities said. The Zhuwei bridge on a provincial highway was reported to be damaged.
Footage shows wine bottles crashing off the shelves and smashing on the ground in a pool of red liquid as the earthquake struck southern Taiwan early on Tuesday
A child has been rushed to hospital after it was rescued by firefighters from a collapsed house in Nanxi District, Tainan city, alongside five others
Many shampoo and shower gel bottles can be seen on the floor of a shop in Taiwan after the earthquake
Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC said it evacuated workers from some of its central and southern factories.
In Chiayi City, north of Yujing, CCTV showed shelves swaying and goods falling to the floor, in footage shared on Threads and verified by AFP.
Taiwan is frequently hit by earthquakes due to its location on the edges of two tectonic plates near the Pacific Ring of Fire, which USGS says is the most seismically active zone in the world.
The last major earthquake occurred in April 2024 when the island was hit by a deadly 7.4-magnitude tremor that officials said was the strongest in 25 years.
At least 17 people were killed in that quake, which triggered landslides and severely damaged buildings around Hualien.
Aprils earthquake was the most serious in Taiwan since it was struck by a 7.6-magnitude tremor in 1999.
Some 2,400 people died in that quake, making it the deadliest natural disaster in the islands history.
Customers in a bar looked around in confusion as the earthquake hit
At least 27 people have been injured in the quake, which caused ceilings of homes to cave in, according to local authorities
A worker is pictured as he cleaned up the wine spilled during the earthquake
Since then, Taiwan has updated and enhanced its building code to incorporate quake-resistant construction methods, such as steel bars that allow a building to sway more easily when the ground moves.
Famous for its cutting-edge tech firms, Taiwan has built up an advanced early warning system that can alert the public to potentially serious ground shaking within seconds.
The system has been enhanced over the years to incorporate new tools such as smartphones and high-speed data connectivity, even in some of the most remote parts of the island.