[WARNING LIFTED] 6.8 quake off Taiwan coast prompts tsunami alert in southwestern Japan

[chrystal]

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Tsunami advisories have been issued for Japan’s Miyakojima and Yaeyama areas following a shallow 6.8-magnitude underwater earthquake between the coasts of Okinawa and Taiwan.

Following the quake, Japan Meteorological Agency issued tsunami advisories for the Miyakojima and Yaeyama areas of Japan. While JMA issued alerts of high wave activity possibly affecting Japan’s southwestern islands, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said that there was no threat of a tsunami.

Waves as high as one meter were expected to hit southwestern territories, Japan's broadcaster NHK said, also warning that smaller waves could potentially strike other areas. There was no warning issued for the main Okinawa island.

“We want residents to get as far as possible from the sea,†Satoshi Shimoji of the Miyako City government told NHK, as cited by AFP. â€œWe are issuing warnings via the radio.â€

 

 

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The epicenter of the strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake was located between Okinawa and Taiwan, with Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau measuring it slightly lower, at 6.3. The epicenter was about 75 kilometers from Taiwan’s eastern coast at a depth of approximately 17 km.

Witnesses reported buildings shaking in Taipei, the capital city of Taiwan, but no damage was recorded

[UNIQ]

Hope all is well

[chrystal]

And cancelled again 

 

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School children were evacuated to higher ground on some islands and buildings swayed in Taipei after a strong earthquake struck Monday in seas east of Taiwan and south of Okinawa.

Japan's Meteorological Agency issued an advisory for a tsunami of up to 1 meter (3 feet), but it was cancelled just over an hour later. The public broadcaster NHK said there were no initial reports of damage.

The epicenter of the magnitude 6.8 quake was at a shallow point near the Yonaguni islands, the agency said. It said no tsunami was detected.

Television footage of the area showed calm seas, but as a precaution school children in some low-lying areas of islands in the area were evacuated to safer locations.

In Taiwan's capital, Taipei, CCTV footage from a television broadcaster, TBS, showed signs and lights swinging from the ceiling of a newsroom, and some residents rushing into the streets after the quake struck.

[GUILD]

I hope everyone will be okay.