The north claw of Guishan Island in Yilan collapsed. (The picture is provided by Li Xiao, the commentator of the whale watching ship Kai Whale)
2022/03/24 17:59
First Manuscript 12:44
Update time 17:59
[Reporter Cai Yunrong/Yilan Report]Recently, cows have turned over frequently. Two more earthquakes occurred in Hualien this morning. The “North Claw” of Guishan Island in Yilan County collapsed in the morning. The whale industry said that it was presumed to be affected by the earthquake and rainy weather. The Northeast Corner Landscape Management Office said that the rock formations of Guishan Island, such as chocolate chips, were natural phenomena and had no impact on the overall appearance of Guishan Island.
At 4:45 and 8:38 this morning, an earthquake of 4.7 and 5.3 on the Richter scale occurred in Hualien. People in Taitung and Hualien counties felt the most, and people in Yilan were also slightly affected.
Li Xiao, the commentator of the Kai Whale, said that when he took the boat around the island to take tourists to watch the eight scenic spots this morning, he found some falling rocks on the north claw of Guishan Island. into collapse.
Li Xiao said that the collapse is like the flow of earth and rocks, and the mud and water are washed down, resulting in high turbidity of the sea water, but he said that there is no need to worry too much, this is a very natural weathering phenomenon, and in his experience, he has not seen the North Claw collapse in 10 years. .
In addition, some people saw more obvious signs of earth and rock collapse on the south side of Guishan Island, and half of the stalactite glasses hole was covered by earth and rocks. Jian Fengjun, a commentator on the whale-watching ship Hongqi, believes that it may not be entirely related to the earthquake. The terrain is steep and weathered, and rockfall is normal.
The head of the police station in the Northeast Corner Management Office, Xu Yuanfeng, said that the rock formations of Guishan Island are mainly composed of interlayers of andesite and pyroclastic rocks, such as chocolate chips, which fall off at a stroke. Among them, the southern side of Guishan Island is steeper and more prone to caving. He has been in contact with related businesses on Guishan Island for 25 years, and he has not seen the collapse of the North Claw. It is relatively rare, but it has no impact on the overall appearance of Guishan Island.
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