🇹🇼 An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 has occurred near Taiwan, with a tsunami threat declared for the Japanese southern islands of Okinawa and Miyako.

Additionally, less than 15 minutes later, a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck near Taiwan, as reported by Japanese meteorologists.

Four more aftershocks with a magnitude of up to 5.4 occurred to the east of Taiwan, reported the island's meteorological service.

There are reports of power outages in some areas of Taipei.

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🇹🇼 More footage of the series of earthquakes that hit Taiwan.

Taiwan's government said four people had died in the mountainous, sparsely populated eastern county of Hualien where the epicentre was, with more than 50 injured.

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For the third day in a row, Jiangxi experienced thunderstorms and powerful winds this afternoon, with gusts surpassing 40m/s.

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