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| Strong quake strikes off Taiwan | Strong quake strikes off Taiwan |
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| A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.2 has struck off Taiwan, according to the US Geological Survey. | A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.2 has struck off Taiwan, according to the US Geological Survey. |
| Japan's Meteorological Agency says a 1-m (3.3 ft) tsunami may be heading for the Philippines following the quake. | Japan's Meteorological Agency says a 1-m (3.3 ft) tsunami may be heading for the Philippines following the quake. |
| No damage or injuries were immediately reported, but a BBC correspondent in the capital Taipei says the city felt several strong aftershocks. | No damage or injuries were immediately reported, but a BBC correspondent in the capital Taipei says the city felt several strong aftershocks. |
| It comes on the second anniversary of the Asian tsunami, which claimed almost 250,000 lives. | It comes on the second anniversary of the Asian tsunami, which claimed almost 250,000 lives. |
| Almost 170,000 died in Aceh in Indonesia with thousands more killed in Thailand, India and Sri Lanka. | |
| 'Swayed buildings' | |
| Tuesday's tremor was centred at sea south-west of Hengchun on the southern tip of Taiwan, the island's Central Weather Bureau said. | Tuesday's tremor was centred at sea south-west of Hengchun on the southern tip of Taiwan, the island's Central Weather Bureau said. |
| It measured the magnitude as 6.7, and said it was felt throughout Taiwan, according to AP. | |
| The quake swayed buildings and knocked objects off the shelves in Taipei, AP said. | |
| The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said no Pacific-wide tsunami was expected, although a local tsunami was possible, Reuters news agency reported. | The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said no Pacific-wide tsunami was expected, although a local tsunami was possible, Reuters news agency reported. |