The present director of the CWA Seismology Center, Wu Chien-fu said that the 921 Jiji earthquake destroyed hundreds of buildings in central Taiwan, but today's earthquake shook more parts of ...

Taiwan was shaken by a major earthquake registering magnitude 7.2 ... the most powerful tectonic event on the island since the "921 quake" on September 21, 1999, when a 7.6-magnitude quake ...

After a strong earthquake hit Taiwan on January 21, 2025, an old picture of a tilting building resurfaced in social media posts that falsely portrayed it as showing the aftermath.

Lai said Taiwan has made considerable progress in disaster preparedness and emergency services. For example, the 25th anniversary of the 921 earthquake recalled the international assistance offered to ...