Tsunami warning with waves of up to three meters. Authorities in Taiwan and Japan have issued tsunami warnings for their coastal regions, predicting waves of up to three meters. The USGS (United States Geological Survey) indicated the magnitude was 7.4.
The Philippine seismology agency also issued a tsunami warning for coastal areas facing the Pacific Ocean. The warning says that strong waves are expected. Residents of coastal areas in several provinces were advised to immediately evacuate to higher regions. Recommendation was made to the population of 23 coastal provinces.
Television footage showed buildings collapsing in the city of Hualien on Taiwan’s east coast. There are reports of people trapped inside the buildings. Power cuts and internet outages were reported in parts of Taiwan following the earthquake.
Part of a highway in Taiwan collapsed. At least nine landslides on the Suhua highway along the east coast of Hualien were recorded. The information is from the Taiwan Central News Agency. The highway is currently closed.
Other earthquakes hit the region near Taiwan. At 9:11 pm, Brasília time, the Japanese agency records an earthquake of magnitude 6.6; at 9:35 pm another occurrence of 6.3; and at 9:46 pm a smaller alert was issued in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, with a magnitude of 3.3.
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