Taiwan suffered three strong earthquakes this afternoon, with the official announcement of the maximum magnitude of 6.9, and the earthquake was in Hualien. According to Taiwanese media reports, disasters were reported in Yuli, Hualien County, and a house collapsed and casualties were unknown. The online name also took photos to show that there was an -iron tilt, but the authenticity still needs to be confirmed by the official.
reporter lives on the 18th floor near the 101st floor building in Xinyi District, Taipei City. I took a nap in the bed at noon and was woken up by the earthquake. After shaking, I went to the toilet and suddenly shook even harder. Half of the remaining water in the bathroom was shaken out; I held the wall out of the bathroom and found that the tea table in the living room was also shaken all over. This is the second and third earthquake I felt in Taipei this afternoon. The time at around 1 pm was later reported to level 5.9. The third time just now was level 6.9.
reporter quickly put on his shoes and backpacks to go out to hide from the earthquake. Taiwan's meteorological department said on the 18th that the magnitude 6.4 earthquake was caused by the fault squeeze under the i of the central mountain range of . Aftershock frequency is very high, aftershocks above magnitude 3 may last for one month. More than 50 earthquakes have occurred last night to 3 pm today, including at least three of them with a magnitude of 5.9.
Straits Guide reporter in Taiwan Wu Shenglin/Text Network map
