Taiwan's largest earthquake in 25 years leaves 9 dead, dozens injured

HUALIEN, TAIWAN - APRIL 03: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY MANDATORY CREDIT - 'MINISTRY OF INTERIOR/ HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) Fire fighters continue search and rescue operations among the rubble as at least nine people were killed and hundreds of others injured after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off Taiwan's eastern coast on the Richter scale, in Hualien, Taiwan on April 03, 2024. Taiwan's strongest earthquake in a quarter century rocked the island during the morning rush Wednesday, damaging buildings and creating a tsunami that washed ashore on southern Japanese islands. (Photo by Ministry of Interior / Handout /Anadolu via Getty Images)