Major earthquake strikes off Taiwan, Japan issues tsunami alert for Okinawa islands

A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck off Taiwan. Japan issued a tsunami alert for the southern Japanese island group of Okinawa.The Associated PressTaipei is seen on April 3 after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off Taiwan on Wednesday morning local time. A powerful earthquake with preliminary 7.5 magnitude rocked the entire island of Taiwan early Wednesday, collapsing buildings in a southern city and creating a tsunami that washed ashore on southern Japanese islands.

The Japan Meteorological Agency forecast a tsunami of up to three metres for the southern Japanese island group of the Okinawa prefecture. A wave of 30 centimetres was detected on the coast of Yonaguni island, approximately 111 kilometres off Taiwan's east coast, about 15 minutes after the quake struck.Japan issued a tsunami alert for the southern Japanese islands of Okinawa prefecture, extending from Taiwan's east coast.

Taiwan's earthquake monitoring agency gave the magnitude as 7.2, while the U.S. Geological Survey put it at 7.5. The quake struck at 7:58 a.m. on the other side of the island from the capital, but was strong enough to knock items off shelves in the city.Island-wide train service was suspended, as was subway service in Taipei.

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