Taiwan 6.4 earthquake hits city of Tainan, casualties unclear

A 6.4 size struck southern Taiwan in the early hours of Saturday morning bringing on no less than two structures to crumple.

Rescuers are working in the city of Tainan and it is indistinct whether there are any setbacks.

The city government is accounted for to have set up a crisis group. Tainan is home to about two million individuals.

The shake was shallow, so its belongings would have been opened up, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.

One of the structures that given way was a private complex, while those inside were resting, Taiwan's Liberty Times reported.

There are likewise reports of force blackouts.

Taiwan lies close to the intersection of two tectonic plates and is regularly shaken by quakes.

A 7.6 greatness tremor in focal Taiwan in 1999 executed more than 2,300 individuals.