Series of 80 earthquakes shakes Taiwan, strongest is of 6.3 magnitude; Several buildings damaged

The quake shook buildings in the capital, Taipei. The quake had a depth of 5.5 km (3.4 miles), the weather administration said.

External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in his weekly briefing, "We could not establish contact with two people after the Taiwan earthquake, but now we have established contact.