A major earthquake occurred in eastern Taiwan (China), causing Japan to issue a tsunami warning in neighboring areas.
According to Kyodo News, on April 3, the Japan Meteorological Agency announced that a 7.5 magnitude earthquake occurred in Hualien city, eastern Taiwan (China), aftershocks of the earthquake. The earthquake spread as far as Taipei.
The Japanese government immediately issued a tsunami warning for southern islands near Taiwan, including Miyakojima Island. According to forecasts, the tsunami could be up to 3 meters high.
NHK said that a 0.3m high tsunami appeared on Yonagugi Island, and asked people to quickly evacuate to a safe place.
Houses were damaged after the earthquake in Taiwan. Photo: X
Taiwanese media said that the earthquake caused many houses to collapse and roads to be damaged. The Hualien city government is currently urgently assessing the damage and overcoming the consequences of the earthquake.
A report from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said that the earthquake had a magnitude of 7.5 on the Richter scale, with the epicenter 18 km south of Hualien city, at a depth of 34.8 km.