Taiwan earthquake 2019 | live video footage

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake has struck Taiwan's coastal city of Hualien, shaking buildings and temporarily suspending subway services in the capital Taipei, causing minor damage and injuries. Local television footage showed school children being evacuated from buildings, while a weather bureau official said Thursday's quake was the largest to hit the island so far this year. It struck at 1:01pm local time (05:01 GMT) at a depth of nearly 19km. It was centred northwest of the city of Hualien on the country's east coast, said Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau. Water pipes at Hualien's train station burst and rail traffic was briefly suspended.  Two hikers in the Taroko Gorge national park, including one from Malaysia, were injured by falling rocks, the Hualien government reported. The tremors were felt in the capital Taipei, about 115km from the epicentre, where officials shut down the metro for just over an hour for safety checks.   The National Fire Agency reported 15 injuries around Taipei and that two buildings were temporarily evacuated due to structural damage.  #taiwanearthquake2019 #earthquake #live