Taiwan (China) : Earthquake - Dec 2006

A major earthquake occurred 90 km (55 miles) SSE of Kao-hsiung, Taiwan and 795 km (495 miles) N of MANILA, Philippines at 6:26 AM MDT, Dec 26, 2006 (8:26 PM local time in Taiwan). (USGS, 26 Dec 2006)

Two people were killed and 42 injured when three buildings collapsed in earthquakes that shook southern Taiwan, authorities said on [27 December]. While a tsunami warning came to nothing, the quake damaged at least six undersea telecommunication cables, affecting users in Taiwan and South Korea, and was felt in China and Hong Kong. (Reuters, 27 Dec 2006)