7.3 magnitude earthquake shakes Taiwan and tsunami warning is issued

A 7.3 magnitude earthquake shook the island of Taiwan, which issued a tsunami warning, said the China Seismological Network Center. The epicenter of the earthquake, which occurred at 7:58 am on Wednesday (23:58 GMT on Tuesday), was located at sea, near the coast of Hualien County, with a depth of 15.5 kilometers.

Japanese authorities also issued a tsunami warning for the Okinawa archipelago (southern Japan) for waves of up to 3 meters.

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#April 2nd #Taiwan #Japan@EarthUncutTV: You can see the violent shaking in this live camera from Hualien, Taiwan. Live camera from Ishigaki, Japan shows ships leaving port. pic.twitter.com/usRVa1X8eO

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