Taipei [Taiwan], April 3 (ANI): A powerful earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter Scale rocked Taiwan’s eastern shores on Wednesday, as confirmed by the US Geological Survey (USGS). “Notable quake, preliminary info: M 6.5 – 11 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan,” said the USGS in a post on X. The tremor triggered tsunami alerts in southern Japan. The epicentre of the temblor was located in the Pacific Ocean, 25.0 kilometres south-southeast of Hualien County Hall, at a depth of 15.5 km, according to the administration’s Seismology Center, Central News Agency reported. An intensity level of 5+ was r…