As San Franciscans were getting off work Tuesday night, Taiwan was waking up to what Californians have feared for decades — the Big One. The 7.4 magnitude earthquake is the country’s strongest in 25 ...
Watch a live view of Taipei after deadly 7.4-magnitude earthquake hits Taiwan
Watch a live view of Taipei after a deadly earthquake rocked the entire island early on Wednesday, 3 April, collapsing buildings and creating a tsunami that washed ashore on southern Japanese islands.
The Taiwan earthquake is a stark reminder of the risks to the region’s chipmaking industry
The world’s biggest chipmaker is working to resume operations following the massive earthquake that struck Taiwan Wednesday — a welcome sign for makers of products ranging from iPhones and computers ...
Aftershocks rumble through Taiwan after massive quake; rescues underway: Live updates
The death toll rose to nine and scores of people were missing or trapped in rubble Wednesday after a massive earthquake struck Taiwan − and authorities warned that dangerous aftershocks could rock the ...
Home insurance rates prompt concern after magnitude 7.2 quake
Houses in Taipei are 37.6 years old on average ... Home owners who have paid off their mortgage generally refuse to get property insurance, exposing themselves to unexpected risks such as yesterday’s ...
Taiwan Shliach Describes Moment When Earthquake Hit
Rabbi Shloimi Tabib, Chabad Shliach in Taiwan, describes the frightening moments when the earthquake struck and his family ran for cover; an elderly Jewish couple and an Israeli awaited rescue.
Taiwan earthquake claims impact starts to emerge
Ratings agency AM Best has said it is too early to estimate an insured loss amount following the earthquake, which was the strongest to hit Taiwan in 25 years. However, large insureds typically ...
Taiwan Quake Seen Having Minimal Impact On TSMC But Raises Concerns
The 7.4-magnitude earthquake that shook Taiwan on Wednesday morning likely will result in minimal disruption to production at the world's largest contract chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing ...
Taiwan earthquake, strongest in 25 years, kills 9, strands workers
The quake also injured more than 1,000 and pushed some buildings to lean at severe angles, their ground floors crushed.
$2.2 trillion Nvidia is colliding with Taiwan’s biggest earthquake in 25 years as its key chip supplier grapples with factory fallout
The 7.4-magnitude earthquake that hit Taiwan Wednesday morning could rock AI darling Nvidia ... accounting for 11% of TSMC’s revenue, according to financial analyst Dan Nystedt. With a market ...
Strongest earthquake in 25 years rocks Taiwan, killing 9 people and stranding 70 workers in quarries
Taiwan is regularly jolted by quakes and its population is ... Parts of the electricity grid were shut down, possibly leading to disruptions in the supply chain and financial losses. Taiwanese ...
Taiwan Quake Ripples Across Semiconductor ETFs
The biggest earthquake to hit Taiwan in 25 years is raising concerns about global semiconductor supply disruptions and sparked a leap in trading of ETFs that focus on chip manufacturing. The 7.4 ...
Photos of the Devastation After the Earthquake in Taiwan
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the east coast of Taiwan on Wednesday morning, leaving nine people dead and at least 946 are injured. The earthquake was the largest to hit the island in a quarter ...
Taiwan Earthquake Tests Readiness of World’s Chip-Making Hub
On a 7-point scale often used in Asia to show how much shaking an earthquake caused, the shaking level in parts of Taiwan near the epicenter was 6-plus—near the maximum—while at TSMC’s Hsinchu Science ...
Taiwan quake could plunge global smartphone industry into chaos as world’s largest chipmaker responsible for 90% of supply halts operations
Taiwan semiconductor manufacturing (TSMC) produces high-end microchips used in smartphones, cars, cloud server farms and AI-powered tech — and its factories need to continually operate to meet demand.
Strongest earthquake in 25 years rocks Taiwan, killing 9 people and trapping 70 workers in quarries
Taiwan is regularly jolted by quakes and its population is ... Parts of the electricity grid were shut down, possibly leading to disruptions in the supply chain and financial losses. Taiwanese ...