According to a report by the Taiwan Sea Network on December 11, according to the China Seismological Network last night, at 21:19 on December 10, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake occurred in the waters of Yilan County, Taiwan (24.74 degrees north latitude, 121.99 degrees east longitude), with a focal depth of 80 thousand. Meter. The epicenter of the earthquake was located in the waters of Yilan County, 15 kilometers away from Taiwan Island and 57 kilometers away from Taipei City. The earthquake caused a strong tremor in Taipei. The quake was evident across the island, as well as in Fuzhou, Xiamen, and Quanzhou in Fujian. According to relevant statistics, since the beginning of this year, there have been 45 earthquakes of magnitude 4 and above in Taiwan, of which 38 were magnitudes 4.0 to 4.9 and 7 were magnitudes 5.0 to 5.9. This earthquake is currently the largest earthquake in Taiwan this year.
According to Taiwan’s "Zhongshi Electronic News", after the earthquake, the island’s alarm sounded loudly. Kuo Kaiwen, a Taiwanese earthquake expert and former director of the Earthquake Observation Center of the Meteorological Department, said that although the movement under the Eurasian plate of the earthquake system was deep, the scale of the release was about 5.6 atomic bombs. However, he also pointed out that in recent years, because of the less energy released, moderate energy release will help Taiwan.
reported that due to the large scale of the earthquake. Wu Jianfu, deputy director of the Earthquake Observation and Reporting Center of the Taiwan Meteorological Department, initially judged that the earthquake should have been dislocated in the hidden zone in the northeast corner, and the proximity to Taiwan Island, so the feeling is more obvious. It is estimated that there will be aftershocks within a week. Another Taiwan media reported that there was a crack in the No. 101 Building, Section 4, Nanjing East Road, Songshan District, Taipei City. Bricks fell all over the floor. The police arrived at the scene after receiving the report and pulled up a cordon around. If the structure is damaged, it will be further assessed by a civil engineer to confirm the damage. Although the earthquake did not cause huge losses to Taiwan, the sudden earthquake has undoubtedly made Taiwan's fight against the epidemic worse. Since the beginning of winter, the epidemic situation in many regions around the world has rebounded on a large scale. In this context, many regions, including Taiwan, are facing greater epidemic prevention pressure. The sudden outbreak of this earthquake will undoubtedly become a gap for the virus. .
