Japan has issued a warning for people to leave the coastal areas near the southern prefecture of Okinawa due to a strong warning on Wednesday morning. earthquake near Taiwan triggered a tsunami a warning was issued on Wednesday morning.
Japan Meteorological Agency expected a tsunami of up to three meters to hit the southwestern coast around 10 a.m. (0100 GMT). A 0.3-meter tsunami reached Yonaguni Island at 9:18 a.m. (0018 GMT), according to the JMA. Japan’s After a very shallow 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit in the ocean off the coast of Taiwan, the warning was issued. It rocked the entire island and caused buildings to collapse.
Buildings in the eastern city of Hualien were seen on television being shaken off their foundations. The quake occurred at 7:58 a.m. and was felt in the capital Taipei.
A witness from Reuters reported that the strong quake caused power outages in several parts of Taipei.
Japan, one of the most seismically active areas in the world, often experiences earthquakes and tsunamis. It accounts for about 20% of the world’s earthquakes of magnitude 6 or greater.
On March 11, 2011, Japan's northeast coast was hit by a magnitude 9 earthquake and a massive tsunami, leading to the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl.
On New Year’s Day, Japan experienced its deadliest quake in eight years when a 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit Ishikawa prefecture, resulting in over 230 deaths and significant destruction of homes. Five people are still missing, according to local officials.
Japan was greatly impacted by a 7.6 magnitude earthquake in Ishikawa prefecture on New Year’s Day, resulting in the deaths of over 230 people and the destruction of 44,000 homes. Five individuals are still unaccounted for, as per local authorities.
—With files from the Associated Press and Global News
