Level 6.9!There are 48 earthquakes in one place!Obvious sense of earthquake

Author:Hubei Fire People's No. Time:2022.09.18

According to Taiwan media reports

September 18th

There is a building collapse in Yuli Town, Hualien County, Taiwan

At present, the police and the fire department decent staff to rescue

And confirm that someone is trapped in it

(Video source: Network)

The Chinese Earthquake Network officially determined: At 14:44 on September 18th, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurred in Hualien County, Hualien, Taiwan (23.15 degrees north latitude, 121.30 degrees east longitude), and the depth of the earthquake was 10 kilometers.

According to the news of the China Earthquake Network, the magnitude 6.9 earthquake in Hualien in Taiwan and the 6.5 magnitude earthquake in Taiwan last night (17th) were the earthquakes in the same area. The two earthquakes were about 14 kilometers apart. The earthquake caused a strong sense of earthquake in Taiwan, and the earthquake in coastal areas such as Fujian, Guangdong, Jiangsu, and Shanghai was obvious.

According to Xinhua News Agency, the Taiwan Meteorological Department stated on the 18th that a preliminary judgment of the 6.5 strong earthquake in Taiwan on the 17th was caused by the squeezing of the faults under the central mountains. According to the current statistics, the frequency of aftershocks occurred slowly, but it is not ruled out that there will be compared to compared A strong aftershocks occur, and the aftershocks above level 3 may last for one month.

This is the largest earthquake in the Guanshan area of Taitung County in 49 years. It belongs to the shallow land earthquake and has a strong sense of earthquake in Taiwan. At present, some of the affected sections of the Taiwan Railway have returned to normal driving. There are some areas of Kaohsiung and Tainan, the rupture of the water pipes, and the ceiling of the building, without a more serious disaster. As of 7 am on September 18, there were 48 earthquakes in Taitung overnight.