Handout video from the Hualien County Police Department of a 5-year-old girl and her mother being rescued from a collapsed building in Yuli, Hualien County, after a strong earthquake struck southeastern Taiwan, killing at least one person

The quake hit at 2:44 pm (0644 GMT) about 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of the city of Taitung at a depth of 10 kilometers, the United States Geological Survey said. Its initial strength was given as a magnitude of 7.2 but the USGS later downgraded it to 6.9. Multiple aftershocks were recorded.