Taiwan was shaken by a strong earthquake again
News reports online : Monday, 22 April 2024
Taiwan’s capital was rocked by a ‘strong’ earthquake on Monday afternoon local time. AFP staff reported this. In addition, the Central Meteorological Administration identified it as a 5.5-magnitude tremor that originated in eastern Hualien, AFP reported.
According to reports, Monday’s earthquake hit Taiwan at 5:08 p.m. local time. It is also felt in the capital, Taipei. The US Geological Survey identified the earthquake as magnitude 5.3, with a depth of 8.9 km. The eastern Hualien region was the epicenter of the 7.4-magnitude earthquake, which struck on April 3, AFP said. It blocked the roads due to landslides around the hilly areas.
Buildings in the main city of Hualien were badly damaged. At least 17 people were killed in that earthquake. ‘This appears to be one of the strongest aftershocks or aftershocks since the big quake earlier this month,’ said an AFP staffer. Hualien’s fire department said in a brief post on its official social media channel that it had dispatched teams to inspect any disasters.
They will continue to monitor the situation and report in time. According to media reports, earthquakes occur frequently in Taiwan. Because it is located at the junction of two tectonic plates. The April 3 earthquake was followed by hundreds of aftershocks, which caused rock falls around Hualien.
It was the worst earthquake to hit Taiwan since a magnitude 7.6 in 1999. The death toll was high then. 2,400 people died in the worst natural disaster in the country’s history.
