To date, four people have been killed and 57 injured. The earthquake had its epicenter in Hualien province, but was felt throughout the island. Dozens of aftershocks have followed and there are warnings that more may follow. It is the strongest earthquake in 25 years.
At least four people have dead And 57 have been injured after an earthquake 7.2 degrees on the Richter scale, which shook the island this Wednesday (07:58 local time). Taiwancausing some buildings to collapse and other types of infrastructure to be damaged.
Taiwan’s fire brigade reported that three people were killed and more than 40 injured on Taroko Dekaron Road in Xiulin Municipality, while a driver was killed after falling rocks near the Daqingshui Tunnel, the Taiwanese newspaper said Chinese times.
It’s about the earthquake stronger What Taiwan has experienced in 25 years. In September 1999, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake killed more than 2,400 and injured 11,000.
The epicenter of the earthquake, which struck at 1:58 a.m. in the Basque Country, was in the sea, 25 kilometers southeast of the coast. Hualien County (east)with a depth of 15.5 kilometers.
In addition, the island’s emergency teams are already carrying out rescue tasks to rescue those left behind. trapped in the rubble of buildings.
The initial earthquake has been followed by more than a dozen aftershocks – the largest measuring 6.5 degrees Celsius – felt across the island, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and confirmed by Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan, which declared a level two disaster response center in the city.
“The city’s disaster response center has been raised to level two, public works, industrial and fire stations have deployed personnel and emergency response teams have been established within each unit, and investigation, reporting and relief efforts have immediately begun,” the mayor said. .
The Taiwan Meteorological Center, which is a tsunami warninghas assessed that the risk no longer exists and has removed it.
The quake was also felt on the Japanese islands of Okinawa with a magnitude of four degrees, which initially caused Japanese authorities to issue a tsunami warning that has already been withdrawn, according to Kyodo News news agency.
For its part, the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) had also warned of a possible tsunami, which it has already withdrawn.
Source: EITB
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