A 6.0-magnitude earthquake that struck southern Taiwan triggered landslides and caused the ceilings of several homes to cave in, but photos of damaged buildings shared hundreds of times in social media posts were not taken after the quake on1.

Sim Hwee Kok and his partner Neo Siew Choo were last seen getting off a bus near the Shakadang Trail in Hualien county, shortly before the 7.2-magnitude earthquake.

The remains of a Singaporean man who died after an earthquake hit Taiwan's Hualien county last April have been found. 47-year-old Sim Hwee Kok's remains were discovered on Jan 11 by a farmer, reported Taiwanese news outlet China Times.

Police have confirmed bones found in the mountains of Hualien County are a DNA match for a hiker who went missing when a 7.2 earthquake hit the area last year. The Australian-Singaporean man was with his wife at the time,

The farmer had spotted a piece of bone in a river bed located below an area where a landslide had occurred. Read more at straitstimes.com.

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Central Weather Administration issued a cold surge advisory from Monday to Tuesday night, with 20 counties and cities on the list.

On Jan. 11, a man hiking near Taroko Gorge found what he believed to be human remains about 1.5 kilometers from the Shakadang Trail, according to UDN. After authorities analyzed the bones, they confirmed they belonged to 47-year-old Singaporean-Australian tourist Sim Hwee Kok, who had been declared missing after the devastating earthquake.

Taiwan is one of the most seismically active places in the world, and one of the most advanced when it comes to earthquake readiness.

The earthquake hit Taiwan's southern Chiayi county at 12.17am local time. According to Taiwan's Central Weather Administration, the epicenter was located 38km (23 miles) southeast of

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.

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

Planned high-speed rail (HSR) extensions would blanket Taiwan proper in four 90-minute commute blocs to facilitate regional economic and livelihood integration, Railway Bureau Deputy Director-General Yang Cheng-chun (楊正君) said in an interview published yesterday.