Seven people were killed and 260 were injured as of 10:00 p.m. Wednesday after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit Taiwan, Xinhua reported.
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.