2024-04-04
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The earthquake measured 6+ in Hualien County, the highest rating since the 7-tier scale was introduced in 2020, the CWA said People should prepare for a magnitude 8 or larger earthquake striking near the east coast after the nation was yesterday morning jolted by a magnitude 7.2 quake, a seismologist said.
Yesterday’s temblor, with the epicenter off Hualien County, was the largest since the nation was devastated by a magnitude 7.3 quake on Sept. 21, 1999, also known as the 921 Earthquake.
So far, yesterday’s earthquake and more than 100 aftershocks had led to multiple deaths and injuries, as well as housing and infrastructure damage. Hualien County reported the severest destruction due to its proximity to the epicenter.
Ma Kuo-fong (馬國鳳), a research fellow