Southeast Taiwan Hit by Strong Earthquake; Building Collapses, Trains Derailed

Firefighters work at the site where a building collapsed following a 6.8-magnitude earthquake, in Yuli, Hualien county, Taiwan, on Sept. 18, 2022. Taiwan's 0918 Earthquake Central Emergency Operations Center/Handout via Reuters

TAIPEI, Taiwan—The sparsely populated southeastern part of Taiwan was rocked by a 6.8 magnitude earthquake on Sept. 18, the island’s weather bureau said, derailing train carriages, causing a convenience store to collapse, and trapping hundreds on mountain roads.

The epicenter was in Taitung county, and followed a 6.4 magnitude temblor a day earlier in the same area, which caused no casualties, the weather bureau said.