### [2024-04-3](/feed/2024/04/3/index.md)

##### 2024 Taiwan earthquake
# A magnitude 7.4 recorded earthquake occurs the coast of Taiwan, prompting tsunami warnings for Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. A large section of the uninhabited Guishan Island collapses into the ocean. Nine people are killed in Taiwan, four of whom by rockfalls. Over 930 others are injured. 




### Sources:

1. [AP](https://apnews.com/article/taiwan-earthquake-tsunami-f086aac0c3082036d1ca77c01828fb28)
2. [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/4/3/taiwan-7-5-earthquake-live-tsunami-warnings-in-japan-philippines-taiwan)

### Changes:

1. A magnitude 7.4 earthquake is felt off the coast of Taiwan, prompting tsunami warnings for Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. A large section of the uninhabited Guishan Island collapses into the ocean. Nine people are killed in Taiwan, four of whom by rockfalls. Over 930 others are injured.  _2024-04-03 19:37:05 (First version)_
1. A magnitude 7.4 recorded earthquake occurs the coast of Taiwan, prompting tsunami warnings for Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. A large section of the uninhabited Guishan Island collapses into the ocean. Nine people are killed in Taiwan, four of whom by rockfalls. Over 930 others are injured.  _(Current version)_

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