Taiwan and the southwestern islands of Japan have been hit by an earthquake initially reported as measuring magnitude 7.0 by Taiwanese authorities.
Japanese government agencies meanwhile reported the tremor as a M6.7 quake. The quake hit the Pacific island nation at 11:05 pm local time on the evening of December 27.
The epicentre was off the northeast coast of Taiwan near Turtle Island - itself a dormant volcanic peak - at a depth of just over 70km Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration reported.
The tremors shook the whole island with much of the north, including the capital Taipei recording a level of 4 according to local reports.
More to follow in the next few hours.
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