TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan was struck by an earthquake about 71 kilometers (44.1 miles) south of Hualien City, monitoring agencies said. The quake hit seconds after cell phone alarms went off at 7:01 p.m. Wednesday., A total of 2709 earthquakes with a magnitude of four or above have struck within 300 km (186 mi) of Taiwan in the past 10 years. This comes down to a yearly average of 270 earthquakes per year, or 22 per month., At least nine people were killed and more than 1,000 others were injured on Wednesday in the most powerful earthquake to strike Taiwan in 25 years, the Taiwanese government said., On 3 April 2024, at 07:58:11 NST (23:58:11 UTC on 2 April), a Mw 7.4 earthquake struck 15 km (9.3 mi) [5] south of Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan. At least 19 people were killed and over 1,100 were injured in the earthquake. It is the strongest earthquake in Taiwan since the 1999 Jiji earthquake, [6] with three aftershocks above M w 6.0., As we have been reporting, at least nine people have been killed and more than 800 injured in the powerful earthquake which struck Taiwan this morning. Rescue teams across Taiwan are trying, .