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7.5 magnitude earthquake rocks buildings in Taiwan, over 9-feet tsunami warning issued in Japan..
Taiwan's earthquake monitoring agency gave the magnitude as 7.2 while the US Geological Survey put it at 7.5..
A powerful earthquake struck off Taiwan early Wednesday, rocking the entire island and collapsing buildings..
Television showed buildings in Taiwan's eastern city of Hualien shaken off their foundations...
A 7.6-magnitude jolt hit Taiwan in September 1999, killing around 2,400 people in the deadliest natural disaster in the island's history...
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