Large quake near Taiwan poses no tsunami threat to Hawaii

A large earthquake near Taiwan did not generate a Pacific-wide tsunami that would threaten Hawaii, authorities said.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center on Oahu said the 7.2-magnitude quake struck at 8:44 p.m. Saturday Hawaii time, but posed no threat to Hawaii.

The U.S. Geological Survey listed the magnitude at 6.9 and said it was centered about 54 miles southeast of Lagu, Taiwan, at a depth of 6.3 miles.

The Associated Press reported the quake struck near the city of Taitung on the southeastern coast and that a two-story residential building collapsed near the epicenter.

The shaking was felt at the north end of the island in the capital of Taipei.

Following the quake in Taiwan, Japan Meteorological Agency issued an advisory for a tsunami as high as 3 feet reaching several southern Japanese islands. But the PTWC later reported that the tsunami threat to areas near the epicenter had passed.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.