Earthquake expert: This earthquake is equivalent to the power of 8 atomic bombs.

The Hualien Yuli Gao Liao Bridge was affected by the earthquake and was cut into several times. (Taiwan media report screenshot)

According to overseas network, September 18th. According to the China Earthquake Network, at 14:44 on September 18, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurred in Hualien County, Taiwan, with a depth of 10 kilometers. Guo Kaiwan, an expert in the Taiwan Meteorological Department and the former director of the Seismic Report Center, said that the earthquake that occurred in the afternoon was equivalent to the power of 8 atomic bombs. Guo Kaito also said that the future aftershocks may reach 6.3.

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Taiwan Meteorological Department: There will be no more aftershocks in the prediction

According to CCTV News, the person in charge of the Taiwan Meteorological Department Earthquake Report Center said that at 14:44 on the 18th, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurred in Hualien County, Taiwan was the largest earthquake this year. Former earthquake, the magnitude 6.9 earthquake is the main earthquake, but the prediction will not have more than 70 analogy more than 70 times in this round.

The person in charge said that there were more than 70 premature shocks before the main shock occurred, which was quite rare.

The person in charge said that the Earthquake Surveying and Reporting Center judged the magnitude 6.9 earthquake as the main earthquake, and because the earthquake was not large, the scope was not large, and the geological destructive structure was not much. Essence

The trapped people of the earthquake collapsed building in Hualien County, Taiwan have been rescued

According to the CCTV News client, a building in Yuli Town, Hualien County collapsed due to the earthquake, and the police and fire departments of the police went to the scene to start search and rescue.

According to a reporter from the Central Radio and Television Station at the scene, four people were trapped in the collapsed building in Yuli Town. At present, the four trapped people have been rescued, and the rescue time lasted more than three hours.

Source: Overseas Network, National Earthquake Network Official Weibo, CCTV News

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