Train cars derailed, two people trapped in building Tsunami warnings canceled, chip foundries unaffected The quake followed a 6.4 magnitude earthquake on Saturday

TAIPEI, Sept 18 (Reuters) – A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan’s sparsely populated southeast on Sunday, the island’s weather bureau said, derailing train cars and causing a convenience store to collapse. The weather bureau said the epicenter was in Taitung County and followed a 6.4-magnitude earthquake on Saturday afternoon in the same area, which caused no casualties. read more The US Geological Survey measured the earthquake at magnitude 7.2 and at a depth of 10 kilometers (six miles). Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up Taiwan’s fire service said two people were trapped in a building housing a convenience store that collapsed in Yuli and two people were rescued, while three people whose vehicle fell off a damaged bridge were rescued and taken to hospital. The Railway Administration of Taiwan said three carriages derailed at Dongli Station in eastern Taiwan after part of the platform canopy collapsed. The fire department reported that one person was injured. The US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a warning for Taiwan after the earthquake, but later lifted the alert. The Japan Meteorological Agency also lifted an earlier tsunami warning for part of Okinawa Prefecture. The quake was felt across Taiwan, the weather bureau said. Buildings shook briefly in the capital, Taipei. Science parks in the southern cities of Tainan and Kaohsiung, home to major semiconductor factories, said there was no impact on operations. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) ( 2330.TW ), the world’s largest contract chip maker, said there was “no known significant impact at this time.” Taiwan is located near the junction of two tectonic plates and is prone to earthquakes. More than 100 people were killed in an earthquake in southern Taiwan in 2016, while a magnitude 7.3 earthquake killed more than 2,000 people in 1999. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up Reporting by Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee. Additional reporting by Martin Quin Pollard, Sam Nussey and Anirudh Saligrama. Editing by Lincoln Feast and Christian Schmollinger Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.