Tsunami warning issued for Okinawa after strong quake hits near Taiwan
The warning following the 7.7 magnitude earthquake was later downgraded to a tsunami advisory, with the expected height of waves reduced to 1 meter.
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The warning following the 7.7 magnitude earthquake was later downgraded to a tsunami advisory, with the expected height of waves reduced to 1 meter.
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Wednesday off the coast of Taiwan, killing at least four people in the island’s most powerful tremor in at least 25 years.
Taiwan was hit by a massive magnitude 7.2 earthquake on Wednesday, the Taiwan central weather administration said. The quake prompted tsunami warnings in Japan and the Phillipines. Tokyo's meteorological agency forecast a waves going up to 3 meters (9.8 feet). Residents along the coast were asked to evacuate immediately. When will the tsunami hit Japan and the Phillipines?, Asia News - Times Now
The Japan Meteorological Agency lifted all tsunami advisories after earlier urging residents to evacuate amid warnings of waves of up to 3 meters.
People have been reportedly trapped under buildings and there are mass power outages after a 7.7 earthquake that prompted a tsunami warning in Japan. Follow RNZ's live blog.