In Photos: Taiwan Earthquake

This handout from the Hualien Fire Department taken and released on April 3, 2024 shows members of a rescue team searching for survivors in a damaged building in Hualien, after a major earthquake hit Taiwan's east.

This photo taken by Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) on April 3, 2024 shows a damaged building in Hualien, after a major earthquake hit Taiwan's east.

This UGC handout from a user known as Xiaohe shows damage to a building in the National Hualien Girls' High School in Hualien on April 3, 2024, after a major earthquake hit Taiwan's east.

This handout photo from the Taichung City Government's Fire Bureau taken and released on April 3, 2024 shows rocks along part of the road on a section of a highway in Taichung, after a major earthquake hit Taiwan's east.

This photo taken by Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) on April 3, 2024 shows damage to buildings in Xindian district of New Taipei City, after a major earthquake hit Taiwan's east.

In this photo released by the Taiwan Air Force Command, members of a search and rescue team prepare to deploy on a Taiwan Air Force C-130 from southern Taiwan's Pingtung military air base en route for Hualien, April 3, 2024.

A diagram depicting the tectonic plates below Taiwan is displayed on screen during a visit by Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, unseen, to the Central Emergency Operation Center in New Taipei City in Taiwan, April 3, 2024.

This photo taken by Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) on April 3, 2024 shows emergency workers assisting a survivor after he was rescued from a damaged building in New Taipei City, after a powerful earthquake hit Taiwan's east.

This photo taken by Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) on April 3, 2024 shows the damaged Uranus Building in Hualien, after a major earthquake hit Taiwan's east.

This handout from Taiwan's Military News Agency taken and released on April 3, 2024 shows military personnel aiding in rescue and relief efforts by searching for survivors in a damaged building in Hualien, after a major earthquake hit Taiwan's east.

This photo taken by Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) on April 3, 2024 shows a barricade erected around debris in the compound of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei after a major earthquake hit Taiwan's east. 

This photo taken by Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) on April 3, 2024 shows bottles strewn on the floor of a supermarket in Yilan, after a major earthquake hit Taiwan's east.

In this image taken from a video footage run by TVBS, a man checks a partially collapsed building in Hualien, eastern Taiwan, April 3, 2024.

Students evacuate to the playground at a school in Xiamen, in eastern China's Fujian province, April 3, 2024, after a major earthquake hit Taiwan's east.

A view of a damaged apartment following an earthquake offshore in New Taipei City, Taiwan April 3, 2024.

In this image taken from a video footage run by TVBS, residents rescue a child from a partially collapsed building in Hualien, eastern Taiwan, April 3, 2024.

In this image taken from a video footage run by TVBS, a partially collapsed building is seen in Hualien, eastern Taiwan, April 3, 2024.