On June 20, the China Earthquake Networks officially determined:At 09:05 on June 20, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 occurred in Hualien County, Taiwan, China, with a focal depth of 10 kilometers. The epicenter was located on the island, 153 kilometers away from Taipei City.
According to reports, the earthquake that occurred in Hualien at 9:50 was felt by almost the whole Taiwan. At present, there has been no report of the disaster from the fire station. The sudden earthquake caused panic among local residents.
Someone was about to go out and recorded the shaking of the lamps; some netizens said that “this (earthquake) is really big” and “the iron gates are shaking.” After the earthquake, the Taoyuan MRT (Subway) Company immediately announced the entire line Drive slowly.
Some netizens said,The earthquake caused strong tremors across the island. The uploaded video showed that the earthquake area shook significantly, and the earthquake was felt in Fujian. Netizens in Zhejiang also reported the tremor.
In addition, as early as May 9, a strong earthquake of 6.1 occurred off the coast of Hualien County, Taiwan Province of China, and the whole Taiwan felt obvious shaking.
Chen Guochang, director of the Earthquake Prediction Center, said that the main cause of earthquakes is the sea basin, and it is a common phenomenon for earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above in the sea basin. Every year, there are earthquakes with a magnitude of 6 or above, but this year, earthquakes are indeed more frequent.
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