He expressed his desire to visit the quake-hit areas with Empress Masako if it becomes possible. Citing the rising cost of living and other factors, he voiced concerns for needy families ...

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck a town in Zamboanga del Norte on Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. The state ...

In its second bulletin, Phivolcs downgraded the magnitude from 5.9 to 5.8. The quake, classified as strong, could cause slight damage to buildings, roads and other structures. The epicenter was ...

A magnitude 5.8 quake occurred off the town of San Francisco in Southern Leyte province in the central region of Visayas at 7.39am (2339 GMT), according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology ...

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The quake hit near the city of Chiayi, close to Tainan, where TSMC operates clusters of its most advanced chip plants, supplying artificial intelligence and mobile processors to Nvidia ...

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck a mountainous, rural area of Taiwan’s south on Tuesday near the city of Chiayi, the island’s weather administration said, with reports of minor damage.

The quake hit at 12:17 a.m. local time, with its epicenter 12 kilometers (7 miles) north of Yujing at a preliminary depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles), USGS said. Taiwan’s Central Weather ...

As of publication, no injuries or damage from the earthquake were reported. Taiwan uses an intensity scale of 1 to 7 to gauge the degree to which a quake is felt at a specific location. The quake’s ...

The quake shook buildings in the capital, Taipei. The quake had a depth of 9.4 km with its epicentre in Dapu township in Chiayi county, and hit shortly after midnight, the weather administration said.

The quake shook buildings in the capital, Taipei. The quake had a depth of 9.4 km (6 miles) with its epicentre in Dapu township in Chiayi county, and hit shortly after midnight, the weather ...