Earthquake: The epicenter of the earthquake that happened on April 3 was Hualien city. The terrible earthquake caused huge damage. The aftershock lasted through the night. Many roads were blocked due to landslides. Residents have to face extreme problems in hilly areas. The entire city was badly damaged.
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Taipei: This is like a ‘series’ of earthquakes. Taiwan shook five times. The country’s news agency reported that tremors were felt 5 times in a span of 9 minutes on Monday. The earthquake occurred between 5:08 pm local time (10:00 pm Indian time) and 5:17 pm.
The first tremor hit Hualien in eastern Taiwan at 5:08 p.m. Then the aftershock went four more times. Two weeks ago, a terrible earthquake occurred in Taiwan. The frequency was 7.4. 14 people died. About 700 people were injured.
Tremors of panic again on Monday. The magnitude of the earthquake on the Richter scale was 6.3. There was a tourist in a hotel in Taipei. He told the news agency AFP about his experience. Said, “I was washing my hands. Suddenly I felt like I was eating hard. I thought my head was spinning. Somehow I went to the room and saw that the whole hotel seemed to start shaking.”
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The epicenter of the April 3 earthquake was Hualien city. The terrible earthquake caused huge damage. The aftershock lasted through the night. Many roads were blocked due to landslides. Residents have to face extreme problems in hilly areas. The entire city was badly damaged.
Taiwan is already prone to earthquakes. Tawan is at the very edge of two tectonic plates. That is why earthquakes are often felt here. The memory of the 2016 earthquake is still fresh for the people of that country. 100 people died. Earlier in 1999, about 2 thousand people died in the earthquake.
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