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A devastating 7.4 magnitude earthquake rattled Taiwan, leading to the collapse of buildings and a resulting minor tsunami on the Japanese coast. As per the latest updates, the catastrophe claimed the lives of at least seven individuals and left over 700 injured. Early Wednesday morning, Taiwan was shaken to its core by a powerful earthquake. The shockwaves were felt strongest in the island's eastern city of Hualien, which was identified as the epicenter. This quake was the most intense Taiwan has experienced in a quarter of a century. The US Geological Survey reported the earthquake's magnitude as 7.4, while Taiwan's seismic monitoring agency recorded it as 7.2. Regardless of the slight disparity in figures, the damage was extensive and far-reaching. Seven people lost their lives ...

On Tuesday, scenes of devastation appeared along the western coast of Japan as rescuers rushed to help individuals who were buried beneath the debris of a 7.5-magnitude earthquake that had killed dozens of people and caused numerous aftershocks. On Monday afternoon, an earthquake struck the Noto Peninsula in the central prefecture of Ishikawa, causing buildings to collapse, fires to start, and tsunami warnings to be sent as far away as eastern Russia. As of Tuesday afternoon, at least 48 deaths had been officially reported, an Ishikawa prefecture representative told CNN. The northern area of the remote Noto Peninsula has had restricted access for more than 24 hours after the earthquake, but the Meteorological Agency of Japan cancelled all tsunami advisories along portions of t...

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