Aftershock warning after Taiwan hit by magnitude 6.6 earthquake | EUROtoday
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People throughout Taiwan have reported feeling “shaking” and tremors after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit the island’s north-east coast.
The earthquake began at round 11.05pm native time on Saturday – 32 kilometres (20 miles) from the coastal city of Yilan – however was felt throughout the island.
Buildings within the capital Taipei shook as Taiwanese President William Lai Ching-te urged residents to be alert for attainable aftershocks.
One resident in Yilan County described how a constructing shook first vertically after which horizontally.
“It kept on shaking for a while. Then I ran out, but most people did not run out. I was scared,” he mentioned.
The epicentre was 70 kilometres (43 miles) deep, and there have been no quick reviews of widespread harm or casualties.
Local tv confirmed hanging TVs swaying inside an workplace constructing, and spilt cleansing merchandise and damaged bottles that had fallen off grocery store cabinets.
More than 3,000 houses in Yilan briefly misplaced energy, Taiwan Power Company mentioned, as Taipei’s metropolis authorities reported remoted circumstances of harm together with fuel and water leakage and minor harm to buildings.
It designated the incident a class 4 earthquake, that means minor harm is feasible.
TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, mentioned {that a} small variety of its amenities within the Hsinchu science park, the place it’s headquartered, reached evacuation standards as a result of quake.
The climate administration warned folks must be on alert for aftershocks between 5.5 and 6.0 within the coming day, however that harm from the quake must be restricted as a result of it was comparatively deep and hit offshore.
A lot of “high wave” advisories have been issued within the Japanese areas of Hokkaido, Tohoku, Hokuriku, and Okinawa, however no tsunami alerts or warnings got.
Taiwan lies close to the junction of two tectonic plates and is susceptible to earthquakes. An earthquake with a magnitude between 6.0 and 6.9 is described as “strong” on the Richter scale.
More than 100 folks have been killed in a quake in southern Taiwan in 2016, whereas a 7.3 magnitude quake killed greater than 2,000 folks in 1999.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/taiwan-earthquake-yilan-taipei-latest-b2891043.html