After a strong earthquake in Hualien last night, a restaurant building collapsed.(Internet)
(Morning Post) An earthquake occurred at 11:50 last night in Taiwan. Hualien and Yilan felt a magnitude 7 strong earthquake. The local media just reported that the collapse of the Hualien coach hotel was trapped. The military had launched rescue.In action, the special search and rescue team of the Fire Department of the Ministry of the Interior has prepared attendance.
The Central Meteorological Bureau pointed out that this earthquake occurred in 18.3 kilometers east of the Hualien County Government, 10 kilometers in depth. Therefore, it was obviously shaking throughout Taiwan. The central region had a magnitude of 4 to 5.
Hualien had a magnitude 5.8 earthquake at 9:56 on the evening of the 4th. At that time, the epicenter at the time was 27.8 kilometers northeast of the Hualien County Government, with a depth of 16 kilometers.However, some scholars reminded that there were two magnitude eight -scale earthquakes in Taiwan in the last century. Now the century -old cycle is almost reached. In the next 10 years, a magnitude 8 earthquake in the Hualien sea is not surprised.
After 11:50 last night, after a magnitude 6 of the magnitude 6, the Central Meteorological Bureau stated that the aftershocks from earthquakes to this earthquake on the 4th were 94 times, and the scale 5 or more.Because Hualien is a area where the plate is frequent, such a large -scale earthquake will easily drive a series of activities, so there will still be obvious aftershocks in the next two or three weeks.
The preliminary disasters announced by the Fire Department of the Ministry of the Interior, including the collapse of the Hualien Commander Hotel, the tilt of the commercial school No. 2, and the Hualien Bridge.
There was a strong earthquake in Hualien, Taiwan.Ms. Kong from Beijing said that she had fallen asleep at the time, was awakened by the earthquake, and her lover opened the room door to escape.
According to the Taiwan Period, Ms. Kong said, "We were on the 5th floor at the time, and I woke up when I fell asleep. The door could not be opened. Later, my lover kicked the door away.Run out without taking anything. But the corridor is full of ash in the building. Later, we blocked our mouths to find a safe passage and walked down.. We can only find the staircase next to the outside, but the staircase is also deformed. It is set up with a roof of the outside bungalow. We climb from this stairs to the roof, and there is a tree next to the roof.Tree. "
According to the "news and horizontal" report of China, Ms. Kong said that it was frightened at the time. With a group of tourists from a group of Japanese tour groups, there were about 20 or 30 people, and everyone shouted for help.Ms. Kong said, "The rescue workers are very fast." When they climbed down the house, the rescuers had arrived at the scene and took the ladder. They climbed down the ladder and then took them to the evacuation square.
Mainland netizens also continued to care about Hualien's strong earthquakes. Some people said, "Taiwan compatriots cheer! This is the same life, and they should be connected! Pray!" Pray for peace. "
