Taiwan Earthquake 2024: Taiwan shook 80 times in a row, severe panic in series earthquake, watch video – taiwan hit by 80 earthquake strongest of six point three magnitude no casualties reported so far know details

Taiwan Earthquake 2024: Taiwan shook 80 times in a row, severe panic in series earthquake, watch video – taiwan hit by 80 earthquake strongest of six point three magnitude no casualties reported so far know details
Taiwan Earthquake 2024: Taiwan shook 80 times in a row, severe panic in series earthquake, watch video – taiwan hit by 80 earthquake strongest of six point three magnitude no casualties reported so far know details
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Taiwan shook again
More than 80 tremors struck
Earlier, the April 3 earthquake caused extensive damage

An earthquake is shaking Taiwan. one after another Taiwan was hit by a series of earthquakes. More than 80 aftershocks were felt from the night of Monday 22 April to Tuesday morning. The strongest tremor was magnitude 6.3. Vibrations felt about five times in 9 minutes. The earthquake’s epicenter was in Hualien County, an autonomous region in eastern China. In addition to the east coast, the capital city of Taipei was shaken. However, the details of the damage are not yet known. Taiyan tremors were felt from 5 pm local time (10 pm IST) on Monday. About a dozen earthquakes were felt in Taiwan from evening to midnight. On April 3, an earthquake of magnitude 7.2 was felt in Taiwan. At least 14 people were killed and about 700 injured. After that earthquake there were hundreds of aftershocks in the region. A damaged hotel building collapsed in Monday’s earthquake. According to the Hualien Fire Service Department, the building was previously abandoned.

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A tourist was in a hotel in Taipei after the tremors on Monday. The tourist told AFP about his experience. He said, ‘I was washing my hands then. It seems that I am suddenly eating. I felt dizzy. Somehow I went to the room and saw that the whole hotel started shaking.’ Taiwan is an earthquake prone country. The country is located at the junction of two tectonic plates. That is why earthquakes often occur here. This country has not yet forgotten the wounds of the earthquake in 2016. 100 people died in Sebar earthquake. In 1999, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake killed 2,400 people in Taiwan. In addition, 50,000 buildings were destroyed or damaged in the earthquake. Being a vibration-prone country, the multi-storied and various buildings here are constructed with great care. They are made according to expert rules. Public awareness campaign also goes along with it.

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It should be noted that on March 21, earthquake shook different parts of the country. Earthquakes started from Sikkim to Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra and even neighboring Bhutan. An earthquake occurred in West Kameng of Arunachal Pradesh. The magnitude of the earthquake was 3.7 on the Richter scale. The source of this earthquake was 10 km below the surface. An earthquake also occurred in Bhutan, which caused tremors to be felt in Sikkim. An earthquake also hit Hingoli in Maharashtra. The intensity of the earthquake was highest here.

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