2018 Hualien earthquake

Coordinates: 24°07′55″N 121°39′32″E / 24.132°N 121.659°E / 24.132; 121.659
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2018 Hualien earthquake
cm/s
Foreshocksyes
Casualties17 dead, 285 injured
Citations[1]

At 23:50 (

ML
5.8.

Tectonic setting

Ryukyu Arc.[5]

Earthquake

The earthquake formed the largest of a sequence of events that have affected the area over a period of days, with 11

2016 Tainan earthquake.[6]

The earthquake was followed by a series of aftershocks, with the largest being an M 5.7 event on 7 February at 23:21 local time, 19 km northeast of Hualien city, which reached a maximum intensity of VI (strong).[7]

  • Richter magnitudes of the 2018 Hualian earthquakes.[8] Source: Taiwan Central Weather Bureau
    Taiwan Central Weather Bureau
  • Map of 2018 Hualian earthquakes as of 9 February (UTC+8) plotting 359 shocks. Source: Taiwan Central Weather Bureau
    Map of 2018 Hualian earthquakes as of 9 February (UTC+8) plotting 359 shocks. Source:
    Taiwan Central Weather Bureau
  • Maps of 2018 Hualian fore-, main, and aftershocks: on the right, the location of M>4.5 foreshocks and the mainshock (red star); on the left, M>4.5 aftershocks (as of 18:00 UTC 9 February) and the mainshock. Both maps are from USGS earthquake catalog results.
    Maps of 2018 Hualian fore-, main, and aftershocks: on the right, the location of M>4.5 foreshocks and the mainshock (red star); on the left, M>4.5 aftershocks (as of 18:00 UTC 9 February) and the mainshock. Both maps are from USGS earthquake catalog results.

Aftermath

President Tsai Ing-wen (center) inspects a collapsed building and addresses the press in Hualien City.

Casualties

Seventeen people were killed during the quake, and a further 285 were injured. Of the fatalities, nine were from mainland China, five from Taiwan, two Canadians, and one from the Philippines. Fourteen of the victims were in The Yun Men Tsui Ti building.[3]

Damage

Many buildings in the city of Hualien were damaged, including four that had partially collapsed or were severely damaged. The lower floors of the Marshal Hotel collapsed, killing two people. 14 deaths were also reported from the twelve-story Yun Men Tsui Ti (雲門翠堤) residential building, which was severely tilted due to the collapse of some of the lower floors.

Uranus building was also damaged and later repaired.[10]

Many homes were left without water.[6] Bridges and highways remaining closed due to damage from the earthquake.[6]

Hundreds of firefighters and military personnel stayed onsite to support efforts to rescue people trapped in damaged buildings.[11]

International response

Humanitarian aid sent by a C-130 Hercules of the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) to Hualien Airport after the earthquake.

The Taiwanese government said that after several countries offered aid, including $3 million from the People's Republic of China, it had to "politely decline" them because Taiwan had no shortage of workers and supplies but accepted a Japanese contingent for their body-heat detection equipment, which Taiwanese authorities did not possess.[12][13] Seven members of the first international search and rescue team from Japan arrived on 9 February.[14] Singapore also flew in US$103,000 worth of humanitarian supplies to Taiwan through a C-130 Hercules of the Republic of Singapore Air Force.[15][16]

At least 63 countries, 18 of which have

Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, the Central American Parliament and the Central American Integration System sent condolences to the Taiwanese government.[17]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e USGS. "M 6.4 – 22 km NNE of Hualian, Taiwan".
  2. ^ "Taiwan earthquake: Deaths confirmed amid rescue effort". BBC News. BBC. 6 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Taiwan earthquake claims 17 lives". Xinhua. 11 February 2018. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018.
  4. ^ Hume, Tim (7 February 2018). "More than 50 people could be trapped inside this building". VICE News. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  5. S2CID 129517282
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  6. ^ a b c "Aftershocks rock Taiwan after deadly quake". BBC News. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  7. ^ USGS (7 February 2018). "M 5.7 – 19 km NE of Hualian, Taiwan".
  8. ^ "Earthquake magnitudes differ in names and scales with varying observation and calculation methods". Taiwan Central Weather Bureau. 7 August 2018. In Taiwan, the Richter scale, also known as the local magnitude (ML), is used.
  9. ^ "One more body found in toppled building in Hualien; death toll – 9". Focus Taiwan. Central News Agency. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  10. ^ "花蓮大地震／天王星大樓 6年前震損修繕". Yahoo. 4 April 2024.
  11. ^ Westcott, Ben; Sun, Yazhou; Liu, Kwang-Yin. "Dozens feared trapped in Taiwan after earthquake topples buildings". CNN. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  12. ^ "Taiwan quake: Taipei rebuffs aid offer from mainland China amid deadly disaster". South China Morning Post. 3 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Taiwan rejects offer of help from China, accepts Japanese expertise". Taiwan News. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  14. ^ "Hualien Earthquake: Japanese specialist team arrives in Hualien - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  15. ^ "The SAF Sends Humanitarian Aid to Taiwan". MINDEF Singapore. 9 February 2018. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  16. ^ Wong, Derek (9 February 2018). "Singapore sends humanitarian aid to Taiwan's earthquake victims". The Straits Times. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  17. ^ Hsu, Stacy (12 February 2018). "MOFA says thanks for condolences". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 February 2018.

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