Taiwan chipmaker TSMC evacuates factories after 6.4-magnitude earthquake - The quake shook buildings as far as Taipei and prompted evacuations

Taiwan’s Southern region was hit by a 6.4 magnitude earthquake near the city of Chiayi, the island's weather administration said, with reports of initial minor damage. The quake shook buildings in the capital, Taipei and had a depth of 9.4 km (6 miles) with its epicenter in Dapu township, the weather administration said.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6 struck southern Taiwan early Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, leaving 15 people with minor injuries.

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck southern Taiwan shortly after midnight Monday, damaging buildings and injuring at least 27 people,

Geopolitical rumblings one day, geological rumblings the next Taiwan has experienced an earthquake so significant that chipmaking champ TSMC has shuttered plants.… According to Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration Seismological Center,

A powerful magnitude 6.0 earthquake rocked southern Taiwan on Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake has struck southern Taiwan, leaving 27 people with minor injuries and some reported damage

Taipei Bureau Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, was forced to evacuate employees from multiple facilities on January 21 after a series of strong earthquakes hit central and southern Taiwan.