Taiwan

Rescuers are searching for dozens of people out of contact a day after Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in a quarter century damaged buildings, caused multiple rockslides and killed nine people. In the eastern coastal city of Hualien near the epicenter, workers used an excavator to stabilize the base of a damaged building with construction materials, as some officers took samples of...

Urban search and rescue teams are frantically combing through the aftermath of a 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Taiwan. Thom Jensen reports.

NCB Bay Area’s Raj Mathai spoke to Ming-Chi Scott Lai, the director general of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in San Francisco, about the deadly 7.4 earthquake that hit Taiwan early Wednesday morning.

Urban search and rescue teams are frantically combing through the aftermath of a 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Taiwan.

Urban search and rescue teams are frantically combing through the aftermath of a 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Taiwan. Sergio Quintana reports.

The strongest earthquake in a quarter-century rocked Taiwan Wednesday morning, killing nine people, stranding dozens at quarries and a national park, and sending some residents scrambling out the windows of damaged buildings.

The days following the 7.4 earthquake in Taiwan are critical for recovery efforts as the shaking made buildings collapse and caused landslides. Harold Schapelhouman, who headed up the Menlo Park Urban Search and Rescue team for years, said he expects crews to be in rescue mode for at least 10 days before shifting to recovery.

A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck on the east coast of Taiwan early Wednesday morning. We spoke to a seismologist who explains if a quake this damaging could happen in the Bay Area.

The days following the 7.4 earthquake in Taiwan are critical for recovery efforts as the shaking made buildings collapse and caused landslides. Harold Schapelhouman, who headed up the Menlo Park Urban Search and Rescue team for years, said he expects crews to be in rescue mode for at least 10 days before shifting to recovery.

NBC Bay Area’s Chief Meteorologist Jeff Ranieri takes a closer look at the 7.4 magnitude earthquake that hit Taiwan early Wednesday morning.

A flight from Taipei landed at SFO after the 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan. Passengers feel fortunate that they weren’t there. But at the same time, when they landed they saw the news and immediately were worried and checked in with their friends and family. Jocelyn Moran reports.

A powerful earthquake hit Taiwan early Wednesday morning causing significant damage and a tsunami warning. NBC Bay Area’s Chief Meteorologist Jeff Ranieri has the details.

There is no tsunami threat to California and the rest of the west coast following a strong earthquake in Taiwan, according to the National Tsunami Warning Center.

NBC Bay Area Chief Meteorologist Jeff Ranieri provides an update on the strong earthquake in Taiwan.

The strongest earthquake in a quarter-century has rocked Taiwan during the morning rush hour. Wednesday’s quake killed nine people, sent others scrambling out the windows of damaged buildings and halted train service throughout the island.

Taiwan says six Chinese balloons either flew over the island or through airspace just north of it, while Chinese warplanes and navy ships were also detected in the area.

Ruling-party candidate Lai Ching-te has emerged victorious in Taiwan’s presidential election and his opponents have conceded.

The Biden administration says it will send an unofficial delegation comprised of former senior officials to Taiwan shortly after the self-governed island holds an election for a new president this weekend.

At least three people have been hospitalized after mistakenly eating colorful pods of liquid laundry detergent that were distributed as a campaign freebie in Taiwan’s presidential race.

Beijing considers the presidential front-runner, William Lai, who currently serves as vice president from the ruling Democratic People’s Party, a “separatist” and has accused him and Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen of trying to provoke a Chinese attack on the island.