Watch | Buildings collapse as strongest earthquake in 25 years hits Taiwan

A strong earthquake offshore Taiwan with a magnitude of 7.2 rocked Taipei, the capital, on Wednesday morning, leading to a tsunami warning for the islands of southern Japan and the Philippines, news agency Reuters reported.

🚨Terrifying scene on the Taipei Metro during the Taiwan earthquake. #earthquakepic.twitter.com/XUmhVPb7tU

— AJ Huber (@Huberton) April 3, 2024

According to footage from Taiwan television stations, some buildings collapsed in Hualien, near the quake’s epicentre. It could be felt in Fuzhou, Xiamen, Quanzhou and Ningde in China’s Fujian province, as well as Shanghai, the report stated.

Compilation of the current crop of clips out of Taiwan. Insane earthquake. Pray the losses aren’t too bad. pic.twitter.com/GFiDddWl2N

— Daniel (@growing_daniel) April 3, 2024

The earthquake knocked out power in several parts of Taipei, and caused a landslide, according to some videos circulating over social media.

#WATCH | A very shallow earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.5 struck in the ocean near Taiwan. Japan has issued an evacuation advisory for the coastal areas of the southern prefecture of Okinawa after the earthquake triggered a tsunami warning. Tsunami waves of up to 3… pic.twitter.com/2Q1gd0lBaD

— ANI (@ANI) April 3, 2024

A five-story building in lightly populated Hualien appeared heavily damaged, collapsing its first floor and leaving the rest leaning at a 45-degree angle. In the capital, Taipei, tiles fell from older buildings and within some newer office complexes, news agency PTI reported.

🚨BREAKING: A landslide caused by a 7.5 magnitude earthquake in Taiwan.pic.twitter.com/SmFRxqmgvw

— AJ Huber (@Huberton) April 3, 2024

Taiwan’s official central news agency said the quake was the biggest to hit the island since 1999 when a 7.6 magnitude tremor killed around 2,400 people.

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