After a magnitude 7.5 earthquake shook Taiwan, videos quickly began to circulate showing the intensity with which the movement was felt on the island.
Whether from inside some buildings, on bridges, or with images of collapsed buildings in some areas of the country, people in Taiwan showed the damage that was reported until 7 pm this Tuesday.
The earthquake occurred at 8:58 a.m. this Wednesday (local time) with its epicenter off the coast of Taiwan and very little depth, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
The Taiwan television stations They showed images of some collapsed buildings in Hualiennear the epicenter of the earthquake, and the media reported that some people were trapped.
The subway in the cities of Taipei, Taichung and Kaohsiung suspended operations for almost an hour due to the earthquake, according to the official Taiwanese agency CNA.
Likewise, several areas of Taipei, the Taiwanese capital, suffered power outages in several areas. A witness told Reuters that the earthquake was felt as far away as Shanghai.
In Taiwan, the Central Meteorological Agency (CMA) urged the population of the coastal areas of the island to be alert and take measures to prevent possible sudden changes in sea level.
For its part, Japan issued an alert for its remote islands near Taiwan, including the Miyakojima Islandaccording to JMA.
“Evacuate!” indicated a ribbon on the Japanese national television NHK. “A tsunami is coming, please evacuate immediately,” said a presenter from that Japanese network. “Don’t stop, don’t turn back.”
With information from EFE and Reuters