China News Service, June 20. According to the China Seismological Network, an earthquake of magnitude 5.9 occurred in Hualien County, Taiwan at 9:50 on the 20th, with a focal depth of 10 kilometers.
According to Taiwan media reports, after the earthquake, Taipei and Taoyuan MRT conducted slow-speed rail patrol operations.
Some netizens said "this time it's really big" and "the iron gates are shaking."
According to the observation of the Taiwan Meteorological Department, the earthquake occurred in Guangfu Township, Hualien County. Hualien bore the brunt of the earthquake with a magnitude of 5; Taitung and Nantou on both sides of the Central Mountains had a magnitude of 4.
Other areas, including Taichung, Chiayi, Yunlin, Yilan, Changhua, Tainan, Taipei and other places, had a magnitude 3 earthquake, and even the outer island of Penghu had a magnitude 1.
When the earthquake occurred, the Taiwan Meteorological Department also issued an alert for Nantou County, Changhua County, Hualien County, and Taitung County, calling on people to evacuate nearby.
The Taipei MRT Corporation pointed out that when Beijie received the earthquake magnitude 2 information, it immediately followed the SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) to conduct the slow-speed track inspection of the train, and there was no abnormal report so far.
The Taoyuan MRT Corporation immediately announced a slow-speed operation across the board.
Taojie said that the earthquake detection system of the airport MRT showed a magnitude 3 earthquake. Taojie's line control center immediately started the standard operating procedure for a magnitude 3 earthquake and instructed the train to stop. Perform a slow-speed patrol track job.
Taiwan media reported that the depth of the earthquake was very shallow, and the degree of shaking was felt throughout Taiwan.
The earthquake occurred during working hours on Monday, and many office workers in high-rise offices in Taipei felt strong shaking.
The Hualien Fire Department stated that it has dispatched all the teams of the Hualien County Fire Department to investigate and report the disaster, and has not yet received any information on the disaster.
The sudden earthquake caused panic among the local residents. Some people were about to go out and recorded a thrilling scene of shaking the lamps; some netizens said, "It's really big this time" and "the iron gates are shaking."
The Hualien County Government issued an alert, pointing out that a felt earthquake occurred throughout Taiwan, please do not panic.