Taiwan Earthquake Latest Update: A massive earthquake of 7.4 magnitude has hit Taiwan on Wednesday early morning, causing buildings to collapse and impacting the entire island nation. As per the Taiwan’s earthquake monitoring agency, the magnitude of the quake was 7.2, while the US Geological Survey estimated it to be 7.5.
The earthquake is close to land and it’s shallow. It’s felt all over Taiwan and offshore islands… it’s the strongest in 25 years since the (1999) earthquake,” Wu Chien-fu told reporters.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Images show buildings shaken off their foundations in an eastern Taiwan city after a powerful earthquake.
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Apart from this, the TV clips showed buildings in Taiwan’s eastern city of Hualien being shaken from their foundations, with tremors felt even in the capital Taipei.
People Feared Trapped Under Collapsed Buildings
People are feared trapped in collapsed buildings in Hualien, as per Reuters. Reports also suggested that the eastern coast of Taiwan is seeing several rockslides and landslides.
However, the Taipei city government has informed that it has not yet received any rets of major damage from the earthquake.
The epicentre of the temblor was located in the Pacific Ocean, 25.0 kilometres south-southeast of Hualien County Hall, at a depth of 15.5 km, according to the administration’s Seismology Center, Central News Agency reported.
An intensity level of 5+ was reported in Yilan County in the northeast and in Miaoli County in the north, while 5- was reported in Taipei City, New Taipei City, Taoyuan City and Hsinchu County in the north, Taichung City, Changhua County and Nantou County in central Taiwan, the Central Weather Agency said.
Due to the temblor, metro systems in Taipei, Taichung and Kaohsiung were suspended and the suspension is expected to last 40 to 60 minutes, CNA reported.
Tsunami Warning Issued
A tsunami warning has been declared for the coastal areas of southwestern Japan’s Miyakojima and Yaeyama regions, as well as the main island of Okinawa in Okinawa Prefecture. Authorities have urged residents in these regions to promptly evacuate to higher ground or safe locations, NHK reported.
Reports indicate a 30-centimeter tsunami was recorded at Yonaguni Island around 9:18 am. Japan time on Wednesday. Forecasters anticipate tsunami waves reaching up to 3 meters in height in the affected area.
The alert was prompted by an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.5, occurring shortly before 9 am The Japan Meteorological Agency identified the earthquake’s epicenter near Taiwan, according to NHK.
Anticipated tsunami arrival times are projected for 9:30 a.m. in the Miyakojima-Yaeyama region and 10 am in the Okinawa main island region.
In response, the Japan Meteorological Agency sounded the alarm for Miyakojima and Okinawa islands, cautioning residents about imminent waves as high as 3 meters, NHK reported.
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