Broadband connectivity around Asia was severely disrupted on Wednesday after earthquakes off the coast of Taiwan damaged six undersea cables (earthquake data available here). Hit extremely hard was the financial market, but general telephone service was also disrupted and full repairs could take several weeks. China also saw some impact but wouldn't specify because "undersea communications cables fall in the area of state secrets." Two people were killed by the quakes, which struck at 12:26 GMT on Tuesday.