Photo on on April 3, 2024 shows damage to buildings in Xindian district of New Taipei City, after a major earthquake hit Taiwan's east. 

Magnitude 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Taiwan

Photo shows emergency workers attending to a survivor, who had been trapped in a damaged building, in New Taipei City, after a major earthquake hit Taiwan's east. 

Photo shows damage to a building in New Taipei City, after a major earthquake hit Taiwan's east. 

This photo shows people looking at a damaged building in Hualien, after a major earthquake hit Taiwan's east. 

Photo shows a damaged building in Hualien, after a major earthquake hit Taiwan's east. 

Photo shows rescue workers searching for survivors trapped in a damaged building in New Taipei City, after a major earthquake hit Taiwan's east. 

Photo shows an employee clearing broken bottles on the floor of a supermarket in Yilan, after a major earthquake hit Taiwan's east. 

Photo shows damage to buildings in Xindian district of New Taipei City, after a major earthquake hit Taiwan's east. 

This UGC handout from a user known as Xiaohe shows damage to a building in the National Hualien Girls' High School in Hualien, after a major earthquake hit Taiwan's east. Philippines. 

Photo shows emergency workers assisting a survivor after he was rescued from a damaged building in New Taipei City, after a major earthquake hit Taiwan's east. 

This photo taken by Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) on April 3, 2024 shows a damaged building in Hualien, after a major earthquake hit Taiwan's east. 

ABS-CBN News

A major 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan on the morning of April 3 that damaged dozens of buildings and prompted tsunami warnings that extended to Japan and the Philippines before being lifted.The quake was the strongest since the magnitude-7.6 temblor that struck in September 1999, killing around 2,400 people in the deadliest natural disaster in the island&#x27;s history.Wednesday&#x27;s magnitude-7.4 quake struck just before 8:00 am local time (0000 GMT), with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) putting the epicenter 18 kilometers (11 miles) south of Taiwan&#x27;s Hualien City, at a depth of 34.8 kilometers.Roads to Hualien, a mountain-ringed coastal city of around 100,000 people were reported blocked by landslides.Taiwan is regularly hit by earthquakes as the island lies near the junction of two tectonic plates, while nearby Japan experiences around 1,500 jolts every year. - with AFP reports<div> </div>

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Published Apr 03, 2024 01:49 PM PHT

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