China News Service, Beijing, March 23 (Reporter Ruan Yulin) The reporter learned from the Ministry of Natural Resources that at 1:41 on March 23, 2022 (Beijing time), a level 6.7 occurred in the waters of Taiwan, China (23.43°N, 121.57°E). The earthquake occurred at a focal depth of 15.0 km.
According to the analysis of monitoring data by the Tsunami Warning Center of the Ministry of Natural Resources of China, no tsunami was detected in this earthquake.
The Tsunami Warning Center of the Ministry of Natural Resources of China released 2 tsunami information for the country in response to the earthquake, and 1 tsunami information in English to the countries surrounding the South China Sea.
According to global water level monitoring data, the earthquake did not detect a tsunami.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) has issued a tsunami warning, and the earthquake is not expected to produce a tsunami.
The 6.7-magnitude earthquake in Taiwan waters occurred at the junction of the Philippine Sea plate and the Eurasian plate, at the southernmost tip of the Ryukyu Trench.
Near the Ryukyu Trench, the Philippine Sea plate moves northwestward and subducts under the Eurasian plate, and the subduction zone extends from southern Honshu, Japan to the northeastern coast of Taiwan, China.
According to the China Earthquake Networks, an earthquake of magnitude 6.6 occurred in the waters of Taitung County, Taiwan (23.45 degrees north latitude, 121.55 degrees east longitude) at 1:41 on March 23, 2022 Beijing time, with a focal depth of 20 kilometers.
According to reports, in the early morning of the 23rd, an earthquake of magnitude 6.6 occurred in the waters of Taitung County, Taiwan, and aftershocks have continued since then.
Affected by this, power outages occurred in some mountainous areas of Taitung County. Many road sections in Taitung collapsed or fell rocks. The 32.5-kilometer east section of Yuchang Highway on the east coast was cracked. Currently, all roads are closed to traffic.
According to experts from the Taiwan Meteorological Bureau, aftershocks of magnitude 5.5 or higher may occur in Hualien and Taitung in the next three days.
According to the historical earthquake data of the United States Geological Survey, since 1900, there have been 35 earthquake events of magnitude 7.0 or above within 500 kilometers near the epicenter, the largest being the earthquake of magnitude 8.2 that occurred on June 5, 1920.
The global historical tsunami disaster database shows that there have been 37 tsunami events in this region in history, of which the most influential one was the tsunami disaster that occurred in Kaohsiung, Taiwan in 1781. According to the literature, the largest tsunami climbed 30 meters.
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