Taiwan Island is at the junction of Philippine Sea plate and the Eurasian continental plate. It is also located on the very active Pacific Rim volcanic belt, with frequent earthquakes over the years. The earliest earthquake in Taiwan was recorded in Tainan in the 59th year of the Kangxi reign (1720 AD). In the more than 300 years that followed, there were as many as 100 major earthquakes that caused personnel damage. On average, there were major earthquakes every three years, and there were countless minor earthquakes. On September 17, 2022, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred in Guanshan Town, Taitung County, Taiwan Province, with a focal depth of 7,000 meters. At 14:00 p.m. on September 18, another magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurred near Chishang Township, which is at the junction of Hualien County and Taitung County, with a depth of 10 kilometers. As of the time of the author's publication, a cement factory worker had been killed because he was hit by a collapsed house, and more than ten people were injured. Pray for compatriots on Taiwan Island!
taidong County
Taiwan Earthquake disasters very frequent
Taiwan Island's geographical location is very special. The Philippine Sea plate it is located constantly colliding with the Eurasian continental plate, causing frequent earthquakes on the island. , and in recent years, it is located in the Pacific Rim Volcano Belt, , is very active. On January 24, 2018, the United Nations Agency for International Disaster Reduction Strategy published an article on its social media: "The Pacific Rim Volcano Belt is in an active period", and there are also obvious increases in natural disasters. has been attacked by earthquakes many times in Taiwan's history. In 1720, the Qing government recorded the first earthquake record. The record at that time was that "many dead" but there were no specific numbers. On January 29, 1736 (the 17th day of the 13th year of Yongzheng), an earthquake occurred in Chiayi area of Tainan, killing 372 people and 698 houses collapsed. At that time, just happened to be the critical period when Emperor Yongzheng died and Emperor Qianlong was about to succeed to the throne. This report was published in the 13th year of Yongzheng. When the capital was reached, it was the first year of Qianlong. This earthquake also cast a shadow on the Qianlong Dynasty.
Tainan
During the Qing Dynasty rule, the earthquake with the largest number of casualties was the Tainan-Chiayi-Changhua earthquake in 1862 (the first year of Tongzhi ), causing more than 1,700 deaths and more than 8,735 houses collapsed. The most serious Tainan area has even partial land that has fallen into the sea as a whole. People at that time recorded: " is pitiful and peaceful land, and it turned into a Shura field in an instant, with the sky and the earth tragically sad; the stars and moon are gone, and when dawn breaks, many neighboring villages come to rescue. " During the Japanese colonial Taiwan, the highest magnitude in the 1920 coastal earthquake in Hualien, the magnitude is as high as 8.2, 5 people died on the island, and 273 houses were completely destroyed. 935, a severe earthquake occurred in the Guandaoshan area of Miaoli, Taiwan, killing 3,276 people and destroying 17,907 houses. This is the worst casualties in Taiwan in the past three hundred years. After many years, the local area completed the reconstruction work. At that time, the Japanese Governor Kenzo Nakagawa also used a teenager in the earthquake to make a big fuss, claiming that the teenager had finished singing the Japanese national anthem " Junzhi Dai " when he was injured and dying. This also shows the cold blood and cruelty of the Japanese during the rule of Taiwan.
Miaoli Guandaoshan
In the past four decades, the earthquake has also caused many tragedies on Taiwan's island. In 1999, two major earthquakes occurred in Nantou and Chiayi , which are somewhat similar to today's situation. On September 21, 1999, a major earthquake of 7.3 in Licht occurred in Nantou County. The earthquake caused 2415 deaths, 11305 injuries, 29 missing, and 51711 houses were destroyed. Because the earthquake occurred in the early morning, many people were still asleep, and the earthquake hit very fiercely and quickly, and there was no time to escape. After this disaster, countless people lost their homes and were immersed in incomparable grief. Just one month later, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake occurred in Chiayi area of Taiwan Province on October 22, causing 230 people to be injured and 7 houses were destroyed, which really made it worse. At the same time, the earthquake also caused many secondary disasters, and even exposed some "man-made disasters" that had long been buried deep underground.Many compatriots did not die from natural disasters, but from the greed of human nature.
In 2016, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake occurred in the Mion area of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. There was a rare "double main earthquake" in this earthquake. After the earthquake in the Minon area, it directly triggered the second main earthquake in Tainan area. Therefore, this earthquake had little impact on the Minon area in Kaohsiung, but it caused heavy losses to Tainan area. It directly caused the Weiguan Building in Yongkang, Tainan to collapse, and more than 200 residents were homeless. Afterwards, it was discovered that Weiguan Building was a complete "scramble" project, and the core pillars of the building were filled with a large number of salad oil barrels and garbage. What is even more incredible is that this building was damaged as early as September 21, 1999 and was judged to be a dangerous building. However, the Tainan government did not take necessary preventive measures, which made many people question whether there was any collusion between officials and businessmen. The earthquake triggered a major public safety corruption case, and poor those innocent people who died were actually ruined by unscrupulous builders and unscrupulous politicians.
Earthquake is ruthless and people are affectionate. The two sides of the Taiwan Strait work together to fight against the disaster
08 When the major earthquake occurred in Wenchuan in 2008, it happened to be the handover period between the Chen Shui-bian government of the DPP and the Ma Ying-jeou government of the Kuomintang. Chen Shui-bian's government has only eight days left, but Zhang Junxiong, the head of the administrative agency, still said that he would introduce the "Sichuan Disaster Relief Plan" to allow Chen Mingtong, then director of the Mainland Affairs Council, to transport materials worth NT$2 billion to the mainland. Chen Shui-bian, Xie Changting, Lu Xiu-lian and other three donated 200,000 yuan to provide relief to the victims of Wenchuan. This is the first time that the Taiwanese authorities have invested in the assistance of the mainland since 1949. On May 15, the Taiwan Red Cross, led by President Chen Changwen and leader Ou Jinde, a team of 22 members went to Sichuan and arrived in Chengdu at 7 pm on the 16th. Ou Jinde is the "disaster relief hero" on Taiwan's island and is the first doctoral in land engineering in Taiwan. The Sun brothers who were trapped for 130 hours were rescued in the 1999 earthquake, creating a miracle. But unfortunately, the Taiwanese rescue team discovered multiple signs of life in the Wenchuan earthquake, but they were unable to turn things around when they were finally dug out, which also made the members of the Taiwanese rescue team very upset.
Red Cross
HD On May 20, 2008, the Taiwan rescue team evacuated the disaster area with helplessness and regret. His deputy team leader Chen Dacheng said at the time:
"Actually, I think it's not just me, but all our team members actually left with regret. At that time, I was actually silently thinking that if I could do my best in such a disaster area, I would be willing to do my best for the disaster area."
's words really touched many people, and a fundraising campaign for the Wenchuan earthquake was also launched on the island at that time. Taiwanese compatriots generously donated to help the disaster area. Ma Ying-jeou, who is about to become the leader of Taiwan, has also tried his best. He used his influence to call on all walks of life in Taiwan to hold fundraising parties for the mainland. , under the organization of Ma Ying-jeou and well-known bigwigs in the entertainment industry, a huge fundraising party immediately kicked off. The name of this party is "Transfer Love". More than 120 telephone lines were specially opened to accept donations from the public. There were more than 120 operators answering the phone at . They were performing artists, politicians and a large number of caring people on the island of Taiwan. Ma Ying-jeou and his wife also came out to serve as operators in person, and the scene was very touching.
Ma Ying-jeou couple
earthquake ruthless people are affectionate. The "Pass Love" party quickly raised more than NT$100 million in donations, which also allowed the two sides of the Taiwan Strait to truly open the knot of the decades of blockade. From this moment on, "One Family on Both Sides" is no longer a slogan, but a reality with warmth and texture. This is why the mainland has maintained goodwill to Taiwan for a long time in the days that followed. is being repaid every bit by others, and the mainland still upholds the excellent qualities of the Chinese nation. The situation on both sides of the Taiwan Strait has developed to the current tense level, which is completely because the Taiwan independence elements on the island are above the national justice with their own personal interests. They willingly followed the United States that once brutally bombed Taiwan Island, and were not willing to approach the mainland that was dependent on blood. Without the continuous stimulation and provocation of these politicians, the two sides of the Taiwan Strait would never have come to the current situation.
"Transfer Love" party
earthquake relief is humanitarian and has nothing to do with politics. When the earthquake occurred in Luding in mainland China a few days ago, politicians from all over Taiwan posted condolences on social media. Although the DPP politicians led by Tsai Ing-wen are still mixed with the conspiracy and calculations of the "two-state theory" in the process of writing, the mainland also expressed their gratitude. The fire department on Taiwan’s island also issued a document saying:
"In the spirit of humanitarian care, the special search team completed the preparations for the international humanitarian rescue mission as soon as possible. Now, 40 search and rescue team members, a search and rescue dog and five metric tons of various rescue equipment have been completed. Once the instructions are received, they will go to the disaster area to carry out rescue work immediately."
This also makes the mainland feel something. There will be no more political division in the face of disaster. Help each other and resist disasters together is the right way. Taiwan suffered an earthquake hit for two consecutive days, and the current casualties have not yet been finalized. The mainland has also expressed: "He is highly concerned about this, expressed condolences to the families of the victims, expressed condolences to the injured, and hoped that the affected people would resume normal production and living order as soon as possible."
This earthquake caused the bridge to break
There have been good interactions between the two sides of the Taiwan Straits, and there have been beautiful years of mutual support and mutual help. really hopes that we can go back to the past, just as many Taiwanese politicians say, "One family on both sides of the Taiwan Strait" is better than hostility to each other. The current Taiwanese society is actually in a state of being "double kidnapped". The Americans kidnapped the DPP through their complex influence and control on the island of Taiwan, making the DPP a hawk and minion of the Americans. The DPP has kidnapped the people on Taiwan through elections, allowing them to step onto the DPP’s chariot of “anti-China and Taiwan” and heading towards the endless abyss. In the face of natural disasters, manpower is insignificant, and only by uniting can we keep moving forward. hopes that the Taiwanese people can wake up as soon as possible, get rid of the forced kidnapping of the Americans and the DPP, and get back on track. I believe that as long as we support each other and treat each other honestly, we will definitely find the best solution to the Taiwan issue. If the two sides of the Taiwan Strait hold hands, shoulder to shoulder, heart to heart, we will definitely be able to overcome all difficulties in the future. May the Taiwanese compatriots on the island be safe and pray for their Taiwanese compatriots!
