A 7.7 magnitude tremor downs 26 buildings and creates small tsunamis throughout the region.
An earthquake rocked the entire island of Taiwan early Wednesday, collapsing buildings in a southern city and sparking a brief tsunami warning for southern Japanese islands.
A tsunami warning was issued for coastal areas of southwestern Japan’s Miyakojima and Yaeyama regions and the main island of Okinawa, Japanese public broadcaster NHK World reported. Waves had reached some areas and were more than 9 feet high. It may be the strongest earthquake to hit Taiwan in 25 years, after a deadly 7.7-magnitude quake in 1999 killed around 2,400 people. It is not immediately known whether there are any casualties in the latest quake. S
A 1ft wave reached the Japanese island of Yonaguni at 9.18am Japan time, JMA said, while the Philippines’ weather agency has also warned residents in coastal areas to be prepared to evacuate. The worst of the tsunami danger is now believed to have passed.At least 26 buildings collapsed in the earthquake Wednesday, 15 of which are in Hualien County, Taiwan’s Central Emergency Command Center said.
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