Quake Hits Off Taiwan, Tsunami Alert For Okinawa

An earthquake hit off the coast of Taiwan today and a tsunami alert has been triggered for Okinawa.

According to The Japan Times:

Tsunami as big as 1 meter (3 feet) were reportedly forecast to hit islands in Japan’s far south Monday morning after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck off eastern Taiwan. 

National broadcaster NHK said waves were possible on several islands in the Okinawa chain after a very shallow quake centered on Yonaguni in the southwest, near Taiwan.

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