Taipei: Damage from a magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck offshore Yilan County late Saturday was largely repaired across northern Taiwan by Sunday, with authorities reporting only minor incidents and no injuries.
According to Focus Taiwan, Taoyuan International Airport Corp. reported that lightweight ceiling debris that fell in waiting lounge areas C1, C5, and C7, as well as at baggage carousel areas in Terminal 2, has been cleared. The operator of Taiwan's busiest international airport noted that two passengers were struck by falling materials, but fortunately, no one was injured. Repairs have been completed, and airport operations remain normal.
The Yilan County government stated that as of around 10 a.m. Sunday, its education department had not been notified of any damage to school buildings, and tourism facilities under its management were not affected. The earthquake caused a fault at Yilan County's Dong'ao substation, leading to a brief power outage affecting 3,465 households, but power was quickly restored within approximately 10 minutes.
Reports of fallen rocks on a slope along the access road to Qingshui Geothermal Park were also addressed, with traffic resuming after clearance work. The Taipei City government received 39 incident reports, all classified as minor. These included nine gas leaks, 14 water outages and leaks, one damaged traffic signal, six instances of minor building damage, two wall collapses, and two cases of people temporarily trapped in elevators. By 8 a.m. Sunday, 38 of these cases had been handled, with one remaining leakage case scheduled for repair later in the day by the Taipei Water Department.
The New Taipei City government reported six incidents, including falling tiles, a water pipeline rupture, ground cracking, ground seepage, and a landslide, with no casualties. Cleanup and repairs were completed at Long'an Overpass in Xinzhuang District, while slope repairs continued on Provincial Highway 106 in Pingxi District. The Taoyuan Fire Department also responded to one report of people trapped in an elevator, an incident that was resolved without injury.