Around 15 minutes after the earthquake, a tsunami wave reaching 30 cm (about 1 foot) was seen off the coast of Yonaguni Island.....
Digital desk: A strong earthquake crashed Taiwan on Wednesday morning during rush hour, damaging buildings and generating a tsunami as far as the southern Japanese islands.
Furthermore, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center declared that there is now less chance of a tsunami arising from a major earthquake in Taiwan. The US Geological Survey reported that the earthquake had a magnitude of 7.4 and had happened just before 8:00 am local time (0000 GMT). Tsunami warnings were issued for Taiwan, southern Japan, and the Philippines in response to this earthquake.
Around 15 minutes after the earthquake, a tsunami wave reaching 30 cm (about 1 foot) was seen off the coast of Yonaguni Island, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. Minor waves were observed on the Miyako and Ishigaki Islands.
The Self Defense Forces of Japan dispatched planes to assess the effects of the tsunami in the Okinawa area and prepared bunkers in case an evacuation was required.
The US Geological Survey estimated the magnitude of the earthquake to be 7.4, whereas Taiwan's seismic monitoring agency reported a value of 7.2. At 7:58 a.m., 18 kilometers to the southwest of Hualien, and at a depth of around 35 km (21 miles), an earthquake struck.
This earthquake was considered to be the biggest to have struck Taiwan since a large-scale earthquake in 1999. Taiwan is located on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," a belt of seismic faults that encircles the Pacific Ocean and is the epicenter of most earthquakes worldwide.
There were people trapped the local media reported, but no casualties or injuries were immediately reported. According to Taiwan's Central Weather Administration, the earthquake occurred at 07:58 a.m. (2358 GMT) at a depth of 15.5 km (9.6 miles) just off the country's eastern coast. It caused power disruptions in several parts of Taipei, the nation's capital.
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