Taiwan earthquake

2022 - 9 - 18

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Tsunami warnings issued after 6.9-magnitude earthquake hits Taiwan (CNN)

Hazardous tsunami waves are possible along coastlines within a 300 kilometer radius of a 6.9-magnitude earthquake that hit south-eastern Taiwan on Sunday, ...

Photos showed collapsed buildings in southern Taiwan following the powerful earthquake. Kolas Yotaka, a former presidential spokeswoman who is running for local elections in Hualien county, said that damages were also reported at a local school. Japan's Meteorological Agency has issued a tsunami warning for Miyako island in the East China Sea following the quake, which hit the Yujing district in rural Taiwan and had a depth of 10 kilometers.

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Strong Taiwan earthquake traps people and derails a train (NPR)

The magnitude 6.8 quake was the largest among dozens that have rattled the island's southeastern coast since Saturday evening, when a 6.4 quake struck the same ...

In Taoyuan city, west of Taipei and 210 kilometers (130 miles) north of the epicenter, a man was injured by a ceiling collapse on the 5th floor of a sports center. None of the 20 passengers were injured. They had no electricity and a weak cellphone signal.

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Strong earthquake hits southeastern Taiwan, building collapses (CNBC)

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the sparsely populated southeastern part of Taiwan on Sunday, the island's weather bureau said.

Buildings shook briefly in the capital Taipei, and aftershocks have continued to jolt the island. Japan's weather agency lifted a tsunami warning for part of Okinawa prefecture. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a warning for Taiwan after the tremor but later lifted the alert. The weather bureau said the epicenter was in Taitung county and followed a 6.4 magnitude temblor on Saturday evening in the same area, which caused no casualties. - The weather bureau said the epicenter was in Taitung county and followed a 6.4 magnitude temblor on Saturday evening in the same area, which caused no casualties. The U.S.

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Taiwan sees "widespread damage" from 6.8-magnitude earthquake (Axios)

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan's southeastern coast on Sunday, collapsing a three-story building in the town of Yuli, derailing a train and stranding ...

[Japan's Meteorological Agency](https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/general-news/20220918-59162/)also issued a tsunami advisory for parts of Okinawa Prefecture. These candidates โ€” nearly 1 in 3 GOP statewide candidates, These winds are already starting to take out large parts of the island's fragile electricity grid. [Trump's 2024 triumph](/2022/09/18/donald-trump-election-deniers-2024) [issued a tsunami warning](https://www.tsunami.gov/events/PHEB/2022/09/18/22261001/2/WEPA40/WEPA40.txt) after the quake but lifted it an hour later. [state-run news agency](https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202209180019).

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Latest and strongest earthquake causes damage in eastern Taiwan (The Guardian)

Magnitude 6.8 quake strikes Hualien, collapsing a bridge and three-storey building and derailing a train.

The shaking was felt at the north end of the island in the capital, Taipei. None of the 20 passengers were injured. The 70-year-old owner of the building and his wife were rescued first, but it took longer to get to a 39-year-old woman and her five-year-old daughter.

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6.9 magnitude earthquake rocks Taiwan, triggers Tsunami alarm in ... (Fox News)

A 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck the island of Taiwan on Sunday, reportedly killing one and injuring 79. First responders are on the scenes of collapsed ...

[Taiwan offered to send](https://www.foxnews.com/world/taiwan-offers-send-emergency-responders-china-devastating-magnitude-earthquake) its first responders to assist Chinese firefighters attempting to save those trapped in the aftermath of a 6.8 magnitude earthquake in early September. Authorities rescued three people who fell from the bridge as it split apart in the quake, according to the South China Morning Post. Taiwan's earthquake monitoring agency says the quake hit off the island's southeastern coast at a depth of roughly four miles. [CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP](https://www.foxnews.com/apps-products) [The Chinese government](https://www.foxnews.com/category/world/world-regions/china) did not respond to the offer, however, and Beijing has yet to comment on Sunday's earthquake. Geological Survey says the threat of a tsunami striking Japan has passed, according to NBC News. [in Taiwan](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/senate-advances-aid-taiwan-china-threat-intensifies) are searching through rubble for survivors after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck the island Sunday, triggering fears of a tsunami in Japan.

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