TOKYO Japan’s Meteorogical Agency says the earthquake off Taiwan had a prelimary magnitude of 7.2 and that a 3-foot high tsunami is headed for the east coast of Philippines.
Tsunami Warning Issued After Japan Quake
POSTED: 5:09 am PST December 26, 2006
UPDATED: 5:17 am PST December 26, 2006
TOKYO -- Japan's Meteorogical Agency said an earthquake off Taiwan had a prelimary magnitude of 7.2 and that a 3-foot high tsunami is headed for the east coast of Philippines. A 6.8 earthquake struck in the same region in October, killing 40 people and damaging thousands of homes. It was Japan's deadliest quake in more than a decade. Japan is one of the most earthquake-prone nations on Earth, sitting astride four tectonic plates.
Tsunami Warning Issued After Japan Quake
POSTED: 5:09 am PST December 26, 2006
UPDATED: 5:17 am PST December 26, 2006
TOKYO -- Japan's Meteorogical Agency said an earthquake off Taiwan had a prelimary magnitude of 7.2 and that a 3-foot high tsunami is headed for the east coast of Philippines. A 6.8 earthquake struck in the same region in October, killing 40 people and damaging thousands of homes. It was Japan's deadliest quake in more than a decade. Japan is one of the most earthquake-prone nations on Earth, sitting astride four tectonic plates.
