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Taiwan hit by major series of aftershocks following April 3 earthquake

The Full Hotel building in Hualien tilted further to one side as a result of the aftershocks [CNA via AFP]

Taiwan has been rattled by a cluster of dozens of earthquakes that caused buildings to sway and that the government said were aftershocks from the huge quake that hit the island more than two weeks ago.

The strongest of the latest tremors, which the United States Geological Survey measured at a magnitude of 6.1, hit at about 2.30am (18:30 GMT) followed minutes later by a 6.0 tremor.

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