TOKYO — Japan's Meteorological Bureau said a 3.3-foot-high tsunami triggered by a powerful quake Tuesday off Taiwan was headed toward the east coast of the Philippines. "There is a possibility of a destructive local tsunami," the bureau said, saying waves were expected to hit Basco in the Philippines.
Taiwan's Central Weather Bureausaid the quake measured magnitude 6.7, while the U.S. Geological Survey put it at magnitude 7.2.
No damage or injuries were immediately reported. The quake was felt throughout Taiwan, the bureau said. It swayed buildings and knocked objects off the shelves in the capital, Taipei.
The tremor was centered at sea about 13 miles southwest of Hengchun on the southern tip of Taiwan, the bureau said. Hengchun is about 260 miles south of Taipei. |