03/04/2024
Ang kusog nga 7.4-magnitude nga linog mitay-og sa Taiwan, gipagula ang mga pasidaan sa tsunami
TAIPEI – A 7.4 magnitude earthquake rocked Taiwan on April 3, the strongest tremor to hit the island in at least 25 years, shaking buildings from their foundations and sparking a tsunami warning for the islands of southern Japan and the Philippines.
Taiwan television stations showed footage of buildings at precarious angles in the sparsely populated eastern county of Hualien, near the quake’s epicentre.
Taiwan’s fire department reported one person was dead and more than 50 injured.
The quake, which knocked out power in several parts of the capital Taipei, hit at 7.58am at a depth of 15.5km just off the eastern coast of Taiwan, according to Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration.
It was the strongest quake to hit the island in 25 years, state media said.
Mr Wu Chien-fu, director of Taipei’s Central Weather Administration’s Seismology Centre, warned that the authorities are not ruling out that “there will be earthquakes with magnitude of 6.5 to 7 in three days which will be relatively close to the land”.
China Earthquake Networks Center recorded five aftershocks of around 5 magnitude in Taiwan within an hour after the initial quake.
The Taipei city government has not received any reports of damage, and the city’s MRT was up and running soon after, while electricity operator Taipower said more than 87,000 households in Taiwan were still without power.
Taiwan’s high speed rail operator said no damage or injuries were reported on its trains, but added that trains will be delayed while it carries out inspections.
Taipei residents received warnings from their local borough chiefs to check for any gas leaks.
“I wanted to run out but I wasn’t dressed. That was so strong,” said Mr Kelvin Hwang, a guest at a downtown hotel who sought shelter in the lift lobby on the ninth floor.
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Strong 7.4-magnitude quake rocks Taiwan, tsunami warnings issued
TAIPEI – A 7.4 magnitude earthquake rocked Taiwan on April 3, the strongest tremor to hit the island in at least 25 years, shaking buildings from their foundations and sparking a tsunami warning for the islands of southern Japan and the Philippines.
Taiwan television stations showed footage of buildings at precarious angles in the sparsely populated eastern county of Hualien, near the quake’s epicentre.
Taiwan’s fire department reported one person was dead and more than 50 injured.
The quake, which knocked out power in several parts of the capital Taipei, hit at 7.58am at a depth of 15.5km just off the eastern coast of Taiwan, according to Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration.
It was the strongest quake to hit the island in 25 years, state media said.
Mr Wu Chien-fu, director of Taipei’s Central Weather Administration’s Seismology Centre, warned that the authorities are not ruling out that “there will be earthquakes with magnitude of 6.5 to 7 in three days which will be relatively close to the land”.
China Earthquake Networks Center recorded five aftershocks of around 5 magnitude in Taiwan within an hour after the initial quake.
The Taipei city government has not received any reports of damage, and the city’s MRT was up and running soon after, while electricity operator Taipower said more than 87,000 households in Taiwan were still without power.
Taiwan’s high speed rail operator said no damage or injuries were reported on its trains, but added that trains will be delayed while it carries out inspections.
Taipei residents received warnings from their local borough chiefs to check for any gas leaks.
“I wanted to run out but I wasn’t dressed. That was so strong,” said Mr Kelvin Hwang, a guest at a downtown hotel who sought shelter in the lift lobby on the ninth floor.
