(Taipei Comprehensive News) After the strong earthquake of Ri Shi was 7.2 on April 3, the Hualien Sea of Taiwan continued.On Monday (April 22), the number of aftershocks increased by the next morning, and more than 200 earthquakes occurred in less than a day. Fortunately, the loss was slight and no one was casualties.
Comprehensive Zhongshi News Network and Reuters reported that starting at 5 pm on Monday, The large and small earthquakes of Hualien are constantly , the alarm frequently sounds, and it is constantly shaking all night.Police and firefighters notified the residents near the warning area to evacuate. Many local residents did not dare to fall asleep all night. At present, there are no news of casualties.
Among them, the largest is the earthquake with a 6.3 Richea scale, which occurred at 2:32 am on Tuesday (23).Earthquake depth of 10 kilometers.
Northern, eastern and western areas, including Taipei City, have a sense of shock, and buildings in many places are shaking all night.
Wu Jianfu, director of the Taiwan Earthquake Surveying and Report Center, said that the earthquakes in the past two days belong to the aftershocks after the April 3 strong earthquake. It is expected that the scale of aftershocks will be reduced slowly in the next six months to one year, but there may still be the size of the Richeli 4.The earthquake in 6 occurred.
According to the statistics of the Taiwan Central Meteorological Department, as of 11 am on Tuesday, the Hualien April 3 has accumulated a total of 1,163 earthquakes. Among them, from Monday evening to 11 am on Tuesday, less than 200 a day has exceeded 200 a day.Essence
The big earthquake that occurred on the outside of the eastern part of Hualien was the strongest earthquake in Taiwan in 25 years, causing at least 17 people to die.
In the aftershocks on April 3, almost all of them were north of Hualien or Hualien City before, but the aftershocks that began on Monday evening were concentrated in the Fengbin area south of Hualien City.
Jiang Junxi, the technical of the Taiwan Earthquake Surveying and Report Center, pointed out that after the large earthquake, the stress structure of the earthquake will be adjusted. The stress adjustment of the north of the earthquake may gradually move south to trigger the earthquake in the south of the earthquake.
The aftershocks on Monday night caused two buildings in Hualien to tilt, namely Fukai Hotels and the Commander Building.Among them, the Fugai Hotel carried out the groundfill and steel support operation under the building on Tuesday, and it is expected to be dismantled within two weeks.The commander building has previously been listed as a "red single household" with risks, and will also be demolished and rebuilt.
The world's largest foundry chip manufacturer TSMC is located on the west coast of Taiwan. The company said that some employees of a few factories have been evacuated, but the facilities and security systems are operating normally.Essence
The earthquake on April 3 affects 50 basis points in the second quarter of TSMC, mainly due to the negative losses of wafers and material consumption loss.TSMC previously estimated that after deducting insurance claims, the earthquake loss in the second quarter was about NT $ 3 billion (S $ 125 million).
Investors may have much concern on the earthquake on the earthquake. TSMC closed up by 1.6%of the stocks listed on Taipei on Tuesday.
