7.4-magnitude quake strikes off Taiwan’s east coast, sparking tsunami warnings

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Taiwan Hit by Strongest Earthquake in 25 Years​

 
From the early reports, looks like Taiwan has learnt lessons from the last earthquake minimal loss of life and used proper construction methods

"The last major earthquake in Taiwan was the 921 earthquake, which struck on 21 September 1999, and claimed 2,415 lives."
 
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Injured figure revised to 97*

* initial estimate by United Nations disaster reporting service.
 

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According to the Taitai Wan Earthquake Monitoring and Reporting Center, as of 6:40 am on the 4th, there have been a total of 306 main and aftershocks, with one aftershock occurring almost every 10 minutes. In addition, the earthquake caused severe landslides in multiple areas of the Taiba Highway in the east, and 72 people are still trapped to this day. (CCTV News)Screenshot_20240404_085724_Weibo.jpg
 
From the early reports, looks like Taiwan has learnt lessons from the last earthquake minimal loss of life and used proper construction methods

"The last major earthquake in Taiwan was the 921 earthquake, which struck on 21 September 1999, and claimed 2,415 lives."
No, this is because the location of the earthquake source is different. 921 occurred on land, but this time the source was on the seabed about 20km away from Taiwan.
 
A major earthquake of magnitude 7.2 hit Xinjiang two months ago, 3 were killed.


4 months ago a 6.2 hit Gansu/Qinghai killing almost 150
 
4 months ago a 6.2 hit Gansu killing almost 150
Yes, the government invested heavily in Xinjiang and Tibet to make sure they get the best of everything, but very often ignores other regions. Students from Xinjiang and Tibet also have a much better chance to get into good universities due to the institutionalized preferential policies in favor of the minorities.

 
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previous earthquake seen from inside Taipei 101
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