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To assist with post-earthquake relief and reconstruction efforts, Japan donated US$1 million, United States pledged US$500,000, and China donated 2 million yuan (approx. 310077.52 USD). [38] Tsai Ing-wen donated NT$1 million to the earthquake relief efforts. [39] New Taipei Mayor Eric Chu also donated NT$1 million to earthquake victims. [40]
Between 1901 and the year 2000 there were 91 major earthquakes in Taiwan, 48 of them resulting in loss of life. [4] The most recent major earthquake was the 2024 Hualien earthquake, and the most recent major earthquake with a high death toll was the 921 earthquake, which struck on 21 September 1999, and claimed 2,415 lives.
5 February – Mainland Affairs Council and Taiwan Affairs Office had their first conversation via the newly establish hotline connecting both heads of the offices. [6] 6 February – The 6.4 M w Taiwan earthquake affected the southwest part of the island with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong), killing 117 and injuring 550.
A quarter century ago, Taiwan rejected help from its estranged neighbor in China, and when an offer to help came from across the strait again this week, Taiwan speedily rebuffed it.
Taiwan and its surrounding waters have registered about 2,000 earthquakes with a magnitude of 4.0 or greater since 1980, and more than 100 earthquakes with a magnitude above 5.5, according to the ...
Taiwan lies near the junction of two tectonic plates and is prone to earthquakes. More than 100 people were killed in a quake in southern Taiwan in 2016, while a 7.3 magnitude quake killed more ...
Here are photos taken in the aftermath of the earthquake: Damaged houses and road following an earthquake in New Taipei City, Taiwan, on April 3, 2024. Taiwan has been hit by the strongest ...
The earthquake occurred exactly two years after the 2016 Tainan earthquake. [6] The earthquake was followed by a series of aftershocks, with the largest being an M 5.7 event on 7 February at 23:21 local time, 19 km northeast of Hualien city, which reached a maximum intensity of VI (strong). [7]