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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Maroosha Muzaffar

Taiwan chipmaker TSMC evacuates factories after 6.4-magnitude earthquake

This image from a video, shows debris from a collapsed house in Tainan, Taiwan Tuesday, 21 January 2025, after an earthquake - (TVBS via AP)

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan’s southern Chiayi county on Tuesday, causing minor injuries and damage to houses and prompting evacuations at a prominent chipmaker’s factories.

The earthquake struck near the Dapu township at 12.17am local time, with its epicentre located 38km southeast of Chiayi County Hall, at a depth of 10km, according to Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration.

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