A major earthquake rocked the east coast of Taiwan early Wednesday, rattling buildings across the island, killing at least nine people and causing a tsunami that came ashore on Japan’s southern ...

Taiwan’s fire department said several buildings in Hualien partially collapsed and landslides along the east coast rendered a main highway unusable. The U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said ...

There was no tsunami threat to Hawaii, officials said. The quake shook the city of Hualien in Taiwan at about 1:58 p.m. today in Hawaii, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. “A tsunami ...

TAIPEI, Sept 18 (Reuters): A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the sparsely populated southeastern part of Taiwan on Sunday, according to the island's weather bureau, sparking a tsunami warning.

Five people are confirmed dead and more than 200 injured as Taiwan begins clean up operations after a powerful 6.8 earthquake hit the island. The deaths occured as cranes and scaffolding at a ...

Taiwan’s earthquake monitoring agency gave the magnitude as 7.2 while the U.S. Geological Survey put it at 7.4. It struck about 18 kilometers (11.1 miles) south-southwest of Hualien and was ...

TAIPEI--The tsunami threat from a strong earthquake that struck Taiwan has largely passed. The Japan Meteorological Agency downgraded its forecast from 3 meters (9.8 feet) to 1 meter (3.3 feet).

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A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan’s southeastern coast today prompting a tsunami warning. According to the US Geological Survey, the quake hit at about 50 kilometers north of Taitung city at a ...

The U.S. Geological Survey measured the quake at a magnitude 7.2 and at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles). Advisory Alert: It has come to our attention that certain individuals are representing ...

Ishigaki, close to Taiwan 2011 was the last time a tsunami warning was issued for Okinawa, following the massive March 11 earthquake that struck off the Tohoku region and set off huge waves there.

In February, eight school officials from Taiwan visited the ruins of an elementary school building preserved in Namie, ...