Taiwan's strongest earthquake in a quarter century rocked the island during the morning of Wednesday, damaging buildings and creating a tsunami that washed ashore on southern Japanese islands.
![In this photo released by the National Fire Agency, members of a search and rescue team prepare outside a leaning building in the aftermath of an earthquake in Hualien. In this photo released by the National Fire Agency, members of a search and rescue team prepare outside a leaning building in the aftermath of an earthquake in Hualien.](https://static.euronews.com/articles/stories/08/34/78/32/1200x675_cmsv2_65a16186-d65f-5717-beb5-41bf04e7823d-8347832.jpg)
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Taiwan's strongest earthquake in a quarter century rocked the island during the morning of Wednesday, damaging buildings and creating a tsunami that washed ashore on southern Japanese islands.