03-04-2024, 02:21 PM
A 7.4 quake, the strongest in 25 years, has hit Taiwan, knocking buildings from their foundations & there have been landslides in the mountains.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-68719996
[b]"A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan's east coast on Wednesday, setting off tsunami warnings on the island and its neighbouring countries.[/b]
The epicentre is located about 18km (11mi) south of Taiwan's Hualien city, according to the US Geological Survey.
Multiple buildings have partially collapsed in Hualien and are shown leaning at precarious angles.
It is Taiwan's strongest earthquake in 25 years, said seismology officials.
In neighbouring Japan, tsunami waves of up to 3m were expected to reach large areas of its southwestern coast, said the Japan Meteorological Agency.
The agency has warned residents to remain "vigilant for aftershocks with similar intensity" for about a week.
The Philippines' seismology agency has also issued a tsunami warning.
Chinese state media said tremors were felt in parts of China's south-eastern Fujian province.
"The earthquake is close to land and it's shallow. It's felt all over Taiwan and offshore islands... It's the strongest in 25 years," said Wu Chien Fu, the director of Taipei's Seismology Centre."
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-68719996
[b]"A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan's east coast on Wednesday, setting off tsunami warnings on the island and its neighbouring countries.[/b]
The epicentre is located about 18km (11mi) south of Taiwan's Hualien city, according to the US Geological Survey.
Multiple buildings have partially collapsed in Hualien and are shown leaning at precarious angles.
It is Taiwan's strongest earthquake in 25 years, said seismology officials.
In neighbouring Japan, tsunami waves of up to 3m were expected to reach large areas of its southwestern coast, said the Japan Meteorological Agency.
The agency has warned residents to remain "vigilant for aftershocks with similar intensity" for about a week.
The Philippines' seismology agency has also issued a tsunami warning.
Chinese state media said tremors were felt in parts of China's south-eastern Fujian province.
"The earthquake is close to land and it's shallow. It's felt all over Taiwan and offshore islands... It's the strongest in 25 years," said Wu Chien Fu, the director of Taipei's Seismology Centre."
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)