February 6, 2016

Reporting by Yimou Lee
Editing by Mark Bendeich

A Taiwan quake (click here) toppled a 17-storey apartment building in southern Tainan city on Saturday, and crews had so far rescued 123 people from the wreckage, a fire brigade official said.

There were no immediate reports of deaths from the 6.4 magnitude tremor, which struck before dawn.

"There are 60 households in that building," said Tainan City Government Fire Bureau information officer Lee Po Min, estimating that there might be about 240 people living there.

It reached Hong Kong.

Time

1. 2016-02-05 19:57:27 (UTC)
2. 2016-02-05 14:57:27 (UTC-05:00) in your time zone
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4. Nearby Cities
5. 28km (17mi) NE of Pingtung, Taiwan
6. 35km (22mi) SE of Yujing, Taiwan
7. 46km (29mi) NE of Kaohsiung, Taiwan
8. 48km (30mi) ESE of Tainan, Taiwan
9. 672km (418mi) E of Hong Kong, Hong Kong