This news article focuses on the earthquake that took place in Taiwan.
The Geological Survey of the United States reported that a 6.4 magnitude earthquake happened in the southeastern part of Taiwan on Saturday. Approximately 50 kilometres north of the coast of Taitung, at a depth of 10 kilometres, the earthquake struck shortly after 9.30 p.m.
The magnitude is somehow at 6.4, according to the Central Weather Bureau of Taiwan, but it was deeper, at 7.3 kilometres.
The metro system in Kaohsiung city, in the southwestern portion of the island, is temporarily suspended, according to the Central media organisation of Taiwan, while reporters originally claimed that there had been no casualties or losses from the earthquake. The capital of the country also felt the vibration.
The epicentre was in Taitung County, a flat, paddy community of around 8,500 people.
Because Taiwan is situated near the meeting junction of two plate boundaries, tremors frequently strike the peninsula. Except if a disaster is stronger than intensity 7.0, the country doesn’t really send storm surge alerts.
Most earthquakes with an intensity of 6.0 or greater can be deadly, though it varies depending on where and how far deep the tremor occurs.
The USGS anticipated a low chance of casualties on Saturday but stressed that certain devastation is still expected.
On Saturday, a powerful earthquake with a strength of 6.4 shocked southern Taiwan, even though no destruction or electricity shortages were actually reported.
As reported by the Taiwan meteorology office, the earthquake’s epicentre was in Taitung county, a lightly populated area of the country, as well as its duration, was 7.3 km.
April Yao, the county executive for Taitung, shared on Facebook that now the tremor was “extremely powerful.
According to the country’s emergency service response team, there have not been any complaints of destruction. On the country’s eastern shore, as per the government, there had been no disturbance in the transmission of electricity.
According to the national meteorologist, the country could experience a tremor. Buildings in the capital, Taipei, reportedly shook.
Due to its position at the meeting point of two plate boundaries, Taiwan is prone to natural disasters.
In 2016, a tremor in the southern part of the country resulted in the deaths of over 100 people, but a 7.3 powerful earthquake in 1999, led to the deaths of over 2,000 people.
Although a lot depends on where and how deep the earthquake occurs, some earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.0 or higher can be fatal.
However, the USGS rated the threat posed by the most recent earthquake as “green,” foreseeing a low probability of either casualties or damage.
According to Chen, 1999 saw 13 earthquakes with a magnitude greater than 6.0.
Taiwan saw its deadliest earthquake ever that year, a 7.6-magnitude one that occurred in September and killed more than 2,400 people.
Towards the western tip of the Japanese archipelago, just on the abandoned island of Yonaguni, the earthquake struck around 70 kilometres to the southwest. The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude of 6.3, although the Japanese Meteorological Agency reported a magnitude of 6.6.
Initial readings frequently vary and might be updated after more research.
There was no threat of a tsunami, according to the Japanese Meteorological Agency, despite the possibility of minor oceanic swellings.
According to Chinese media, the earthquake was felt in certain areas of mainland China. About 160 kilometres east of the Chinese coast is the independent nation of Taiwan.
