Seven killed, 260 injured in Taiwan earthquake

A collapsed building is seen in quake-hit Hualien County, southeast China's Taiwan, Feb. 7, 2018. An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 hit Taiwan late Tuesday, killing seven and injuring 254. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)

TAIPEI, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Seven people were killed and 260 were injured as of 10:00 p.m. Wednesday after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit Taiwan.

A female tourist from the Chinese mainland died at 9:00 p.m. Wednesday after treatment failed.

A total of 67 people are still missing.

According to the China Earthquake Networks Center, the earthquake jolted waters near Hualien County at 11:50 p.m. Tuesday.

It was the most severe earthquake to hit Hualien in five decades, according to Fu Kun-Chi, the head of Hualien County.