Taipei, May 28 (CNA) Rainfall will begin to ease on Saturday as a seasonal "plum rain" front gradually moves away from Taiwan, bringing slightly warmer temperatures across the country, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB).
Taipei, May 1 (CNA) Cool weather is forecast in the northern regions of Taiwan for the whole day Sunday with northeasterly winds strengthening, while central and southern Taiwan could get cooler in the afternoon, according to the Central Weather Bureau.
A series of earthquakes yesterday injured several people, damaged buildings and disrupted transportation.
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 8km northeast of Hualien County Hall at 12:38pm at a depth of 23.8km, the Central Weather Bureau’s Web site showed.
It was followed at 1:11pm by a magnitude 6.5 quake centered near Yilan County’s Nanao Township (南澳) at a depth of 66.8km.
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake followed less than a minute later, with its epicenter near the county’s Datong Township (大同), at a depth of 67.3km.
A magnitude 4.2 quake again struck Nanao at 2:05pm at a depth of 63km.
The magnitude 6.5 earthquake was the strongest
AFTERSHOCKS LIKELY: A hiker was hurt by falling rocks at the Taroko National Park, while a tower crane was damaged at a construction site in New Taipei CityBy Chen Hsin-yu and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writer and CNA