SAT Desk
Taiwan was shaken by dozens of earthquakes overnight and into Tuesday that left buildings swaying, with the government saying they were aftershocks from a huge deadly quake that hit the island more than two weeks ago.
The strongest, which the US Geological Survey measured at magnitude 6.1, hit around 2:30am followed minutes later by a 6.0 tremor.
Taipei's Central Weather Administration put them at 6.0 and 6.3, respectively.
Authorities said there were no casualties reported so far, but the non-stop shaking meant a restless night even for those in the capital Taipei about 150 kilometres north, where walls and glass panels rattled in swaying homes.
"I was too scared to move and stayed in bed," said office worker Kevin Lin, 53, in Taipei, who told AFP he was jolted awake by the intense quakes.
Around 8am, a 5.8-magnitude tremor shook the capital as commuters made their way to work.
