The quake hit at 12:17 a.m. and was centered 38 kilometers (24 miles) southeast of Chiayi County Hall at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles), Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration said. The U.S. Geological Survey measured the earthquake at a less powerful magnitude 6.

Due to the age of some plants, and intensity of earthquake, several Tainan fabs reported equipment shutdowns, with the extent of damage still under evaluation.

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit Hualien County of Taiwan at 9:05 am Monday (Beijing Time), according to the China ...

TSMC resumes production at facilities located in two cities in Taiwan that were affected by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake.

Taiwan experienced a 6.4 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday. The quake struck near the city of Chiayi in Taiwan’s south, according to Reuters, and it shook buildings in Taipei. TSMC said it evacuated personnel from some buildings and the science park in Tainan,

In the early hours of January 21, a powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit Chiayi, Taiwan, forcing leading semiconductor manufacturers—TSMC, UMC, and Innolux—to implement precautionary shutdowns of their production lines.

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A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan ’s southern Chiayi county on Tuesday, causing minor injuries and damage to houses and prompting evacuations at a prominent chipmaker’s factories.

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — 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.

Tuesday's magnitude 6.4 earthquake in the south has left 13 historic sites in Tainan in need of repairs.

The earthquake hit Taiwan's southern Chiayi county at 12.17am local time. According to Taiwan's Central Weather Administration, the epicenter was located 38km (23 miles) southeast of