Woman hurt as Taiwan is rocked by 6.5-magnitude earthquake

It was followed seconds later by a 5.4-magnitude quake

A woman was hurt after a 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Taiwanese capital of Taipei. Picture: EBC via AP

An earthquake shook Taiwan’s capital, Taipei, on Sunday and caused falling rocks that injured a woman and damaged a car. No deaths were reported.

The 6.5-magnitude quake struck at 1:11pm (5.11am GMT) and was centred near Yilan, a city about 22 miles east of Taipei near the north-eastern coast, according to the Central Weather Bureau.