Taiwan struck by second strong earthquake as apartment building collapses 

A two-storey residential building collapsed near the epicentre, according to a Taiwanese media report.

A person walks past a signboard which collapsed in Yilan County when an earthquake hit Taiwan last year. (EBC via AP)

A strong earthquake has shaken Taiwan as a series of aftershocks hit the self-governing island off China’s east coast on Sunday.

The 6.8 magnitude quake struck at a relatively shallow depth of seven kilometres (four miles) near the city of Taitung on the south-eastern coast, Taiwanese authorities reported.