An underwater earthquake with a magnitude greater than 7 occurred near Taiwan on Wednesday. According to an initial assessment, at least 50 people were injured.
A person who was on a hiking trail is also "presumed dead" after being crushed by a rock. The earthquake initially triggered tsunami warnings in Taiwan, the southwestern islands of Japan and several provinces in the Philippines. Japanese and Philippine authorities eventually canceled their alerts, and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center announced around 02:00 GMT that "the tsunami threat has now largely passed"