A hotel on the east coast of Taiwan has collapsed after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake, the national fire agency said, with reports that several other buildings have toppled with some people trapped. <br/><br/>Images on local television showed the Marshal Hotel in Hualien slanted on its side, partially crumpled into the ground.<br/>'<br/>Media reports said there were 30 people trapped inside with others crawling to safety. The fire agency said a second hotel had also been damaged, with televison images showing roads strewn with rubble and cracks in highways.<br/>'<br/>According to the United States Geological Survey, the quake hit at 23:50 pm (local time) today around 21 kilometres northeast of the port city Hualien. It follows almost 100 smaller tremors to have hit the area in the last three days.<br/>''''<br/>