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A powerful earthquake rocked the entire island of Taiwan early Wednesday
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Multiple buildings in the city collapsed and created a tsunami that washed ashore on Japanese island
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Local media said some people were trapped, but there were no immediate reports of deaths or injuries.
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Taiwan's official central news agency said the quake was the biggest to hit the island since 1999
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In 1999, a 7.6 magnitude tremor killed around 2,400 people and destroyed or damaged 50,000 buildings.
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Taiwan's Central Weather Administration said the earthquake registered the second-highest intensity of an "Upper 6" in Hualien county, on the 1-7 intensity scale.
