Di Niu turned over! According to the latest information from the Central Meteorological Bureau, an earthquake with a scale of 5.5 on the Richter scale occurred at 5:30 pm today, with a depth of 8.5 kilometers. The epicenter was located 13.2 kilometers northeast of Chiayi County Government (in Xingang Township, Chiayi County). The maximum earthquake intensity was weak 5 in Chiayi City, and many counties The city has feelings. The Earthquake Forecasting Center stated that it was determined that the force was released in the Chiayi area under the compression of the Eurasian continental plate and the Philippine Sea plate. There may be aftershocks of magnitude 4 to 4.5 in the next two weeks.
The Bureau of Meteorology pointed out that an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 occurred in Xingang Township, Chiayi County in the afternoon.
Wu Jianfu, acting director of the Earthquake Forecasting Center of the National Meteorological Bureau, told the Central News Agency reporter that the current judgment is that Taiwan is under the pressure of the Eurasian plate and the Philippine Sea plate, and the force is transmitted from the east to the west, and finally released in the Chiayi area. Since the depth of the earthquake was only 8.5 kilometers, it was a shallow earthquake, so the local people were quite impressed.
Wu Jianfu said that earthquakes of magnitude 3.8 to 4.5 occurred successively in this area on August 16, 26 and 31. Since this area has not had such a dense earthquake for some time, and Chiayi is also a densely populated area, the Earthquake Monitoring Center Will continue to monitor the follow-up situation.
Wu Jianfu pointed out that judging from the current point of time, the magnitude 5.5 earthquake is the main shock, and it cannot be ruled out that there will be aftershocks of magnitude 4 to 4.5 within 2 weeks, and the depth will be relatively shallow.
Wu Jianfu mentioned that the epicenter of the earthquake is still some distance from the Meishan fault, so it is currently judged that the earthquake has nothing to do with the Meishan fault.
Responsible editor: Yu Weining
Remind you of the three rules for evacuation when an earthquake strikes:Get down, cover, and hold on
Remind you again of the three rules for evacuation when an earthquake strikes:
1. Drop lowers the head and body.
2. Cover (Cover) Try to protect the head and neck with your hands or objects, and hide under a solid table or other furniture.
3. Hold on to your knees, your elbows touching the ground, and your hands gripping the table legs.
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