Improvements to buildings and emergency response helped limit the impact when a 7.2 magnitude quake struck Taiwan.

Improvements to buildings and emergency response helped limit the impact when a 7.2 magnitude quake struck Taiwan.
On October 7, a series of powerful earthquakes hit remote western Afghanistan with much of the devastation hidden.
No casualties were immediately reported as rare quake shakes densely populated city of 8.3 million.
Strict building codes and widespread public disaster awareness appear to have staved off a major catastrophe.
Hundreds of tourists have been located safely in Taiwan, a day after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the island.
The quake struck on Wednesday morning and was the strongest to hit the island in 25 years.
Residents fear aftershocks first night after 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Taiwan
Taiwan’s earthquake kills at least nine people, injures nearly 900, with 77 trapped in tunnels and collapsed buildings.
Buildings have been toppled in Taiwan after it was hit by its most powerful earthquake in 25 years.
The earthquake was the strongest since one of magnitude 7.6 struck in September 1999, killing about 2,400 people.
Buildings collapse in Hualien, as multiple aftershocks reported in Taipei.
Taiwan authorities report deaths in Hualien County, including three hikers, and say more than 900 were injured.
Quake struck as remote western region already dealing with floods from earlier this month.
In the medina beloved by tourists, signs of recovery lie side-by-side with lasting damage.