India, April 3 -- The Philippines also issues tsunami warnings for its Batanes islands group; social media awash with cataclysmic images and videos from Taiwan

A huge earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter Scale struck Taiwan in the early hours of the morning of April 3, 2023, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

The quake struck south-southwest of the city of Hualien, on the east coast of the island, according to the USGS. It struck at 7:58 am local time. The impact was felt in the Taiwanese capital of Taipei in the north of the island.

According to the Associated Press , Japan has issued a tsunami alert for the Ryukyu chain of islands which stretch from Taiwan to its main 'home island' of Kyushu. The Ryukyu group...