An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 shook much of Taiwan on Saturday, geological officials said. 
The epicentre of the quake, which struck at 9:02 pm (1:02 p.m. British time), was about 25 km (15 miles) southeast of Hengchun on the island’s east coast, said.
Local television reported one building had collapsed near the capital.
Buildings shook for about 30 seconds in the capital Taipei and the central city of Taichung. Local television said a building had collapsed near Taipei but gave no other details.
Earthquakes occur frequently in Taiwan, which lies on a seismically active stretch of the Pacific basin.
One of Taiwan’s worst-recorded quakes occurred in September 1999. Measuring 7.6 on the old Richter scale, it killed more than 2,400 people and destroyed or damaged 50,000 buildings. There were no immediate reports of tsunami warnings.
