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taipei: A major earthquake struck Taiwan’s capital, Taipei, shortly before 8 a.m. local time on Wednesday, prompting a tsunami warning for the self-ruled island as well as parts of southern Japan. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the earthquake had a magnitude of 7.4, with its epicenter 18 kilometers south of Hualien city of Taiwan at a depth of 34.8 kilometers. So far, 4 people have died in the earthquake.
Whereas Japan’s Meteorological Agency said that the intensity of the earthquake was 7.7. A seismological official in Taipei said the earthquake was the “strongest in 25 years” in Taiwan. As soon as the earthquake shook the city, horrifying videos have surfaced on social media. In which the moment of the earthquake and what happened after that was shown.
Read- Taiwan Earthquake VIDEO: Earth shook in Taiwan early in the morning, country trembled due to strong earthquake of 7.2 magnitude, tsunami warning
#Watch , An earthquake of 7.2 magnitude occurred in Taiwan’s capital Taipei.
(Source: Reuters) pic.twitter.com/SkHBHrluaZ
– ANI (@ANI) 3 April 2024
A video shows that the roofs started shaking back and forth as soon as the earthquake hit the city. The fans and bulbs on the ceiling also started shaking.
BREAKING: 7.5 magnitude earthquake hits Taiwan #Earthquake
The shock was so terrible that people going to work stopped.pic.twitter.com/jNgUZm9pMl– AJ Huber (@huberton) 3 April 2024
A video shared by an X user showed passengers stopping midway on a bridge. It started shaking aggressively during the earthquake. After the earthquake stopped, all the people riding on scooters and cars quickly ran away from there.
BREAKING: 7.5 magnitude earthquake in Taiwan just a while ago #Earthquakepic.twitter.com/jW0ingq7oB
– AJ Huber (@huberton) 3 April 2024
One of the horrifying videos shows a metro bridge swaying from left to right amid a high-intensity earthquake.
#Watch , An earthquake of 7.2 magnitude occurred in Taiwan’s capital Taipei.
Views of Beibin Street, Hualien City, Hualien County, eastern Taiwan.
(Source: Focus Taiwan) pic.twitter.com/G8CaqLIgXf
– ANI (@ANI) 3 April 2024
Video from Beibin Street in Hualien City shows the scene after the earthquake. A building located on a road corner was seen to be in an inclined position and part of its side roof fell on a bike parked just outside it.
The Japanese Meteorological Agency said tsunami waves up to three meters (10 feet) high were expected to immediately hit remote Japanese islands in the area, including Miyakojima Island. Japan. A banner from Japanese national broadcaster NHK said “Get out!” NHK anchor said, tsunami is coming. Please vacate the house immediately. Don’t stay at home. Earthquakes occur frequently in Taiwan because the island is located near the junction of two tectonic plates.
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Tag: earthquake, Japan, taiwan
first published : April 3, 2024, 10:59 IST
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