Taiwan Shattered by Powerful Earthquake

World | December 26, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00

A powerful earthquake has been registered in southwestern Taiwan on Tuesday, triggering a potentially destructive tsunami that was headed toward the Philippines. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake registered magnitude 7.1, while Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau measured it at 6.7. The earthquake happens on the second anniversary of the waves that killed more than 200,000 in southern Asia.

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