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Taiwan uses an intensity scale of one to seven, which gauges the degree to which a quake is felt at a specific location.
The quake had an intensity level of over 6 in the southeast regions of Taitung and Hualien Counties. Nantou County experienced an intensity level of five, while central and southern Taiwan felt an intensity of 4. Most of northern Taiwan experienced the quake at a level three intensity.
Did you feel it Fred? Th US Geological said it was a 6.9 which is big even for us Californians. And now a Tsunami watch? Any words on fab closures?
A 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit southeastern Taiwan on Sunday, causing buildings to collapse and triggering tsunami warnings. The quake hit the Chishang township in rural southeastern Taiwan and had a depth of 10 kilometers. Japan’s Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning for Miyako island in the East China Sea, but the agency later removed the warning. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) had also warned of tsunami waves along nearby coastlines. Photos showed collapsed buildings in southern Taiwan following the powerful earthquake. The USGS initially registered it at 7.2, before downgrading it to 6.9. Four people were rescued after being trapped under the rubble of one building, the island’s official Central News Agency (CNA) reported. About 20 passengers were evacuated after a train derailed in the area, but there were no casualties from the incident, the Taiwan Railway Administration said. Kolas Yotaka, a former presidential spokeswoman who is running for local elections in Hualien county, said that damages were also reported at a local school. Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen activated the island’s Central Emergency Operation Center following the quake. Taiwanese residents have been asked to stay alert to avoid potential aftershocks, Tsai said in a recorded statement. About 110 soldiers have also been deployed in Hualien county, along the island’s eastern coast, to assist with disaster relief efforts, Taiwan’s defense ministry spokesman Sun Li-fang said.
Hazardous tsunami waves are possible along coastlines within a 300 kilometer radius of a 6.9-magnitude earthquake that hit south-eastern Taiwan on Sunday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) has said.
The center of earthquakes is at east of Taiwan where is far from tsmc fabs (all at west Taiwan) so the production impacts are not significant.
One death was resulted from collapse in a building site.
Besides some interruptions in railway and roads, the damages are limited.
The center of earthquakes is at east of Taiwan where is far from tsmc fabs (all at west Taiwan) so the production impacts are not significant.
One death was resulted from collapse in a building site.
Besides some interruptions in railway and roads, the damages are limited.
Overhead object (chandeliers, plants, etc.) swinging was frequent in Tainan and other parts of Taiwan over the 24 hour period. I expect due diligence checks are happening in all the fabs.
