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

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A magnitude 5.3 earthquake rattled south Taiwan just before 7.20 p.m. on Friday.

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.

The Central Weather Administration said 19 aftershocks were at magnitude four or above and were mostly felt in Tainan’s Nanxi and Nanhua, per CNA. Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che (黃偉哲) said the shakes had been a shock to residents.

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,

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.

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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.

A powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck southern Taiwan early Tuesday, causing minor injuries to 27 people and some structural damage. View on euronews

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck a mountainous, rural area of Taiwan's south on Tuesday near the city of Chiayi, the island's weather administration said, with reports of minor damage.

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.