“Plate Convergence” – Time

The number of confirmed victims of the Taiwan earthquake has risen to nine while another 882 have been injured. What hit the island was the strongest earthquake in the last quarter of a century. The quake, with a magnitude of 7.4, caused the collapse of several buildings, power outages and landslides on the island. The epicenter was detected near the popular tourist city of Hualien on the east coast. About seventy people are still trapped in the rubble. Now the opinion of the engineer has arrived.

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What caused such a powerful earthquake? “The earthquake is linked to the convergence of the Philippine plate with the island of Taiwan of approximately 7 cm/year”, explained the president of INGV Carlo Doglioni. “Events of this magnitude occur on average regarding fifteen per year in the world, but in this case the earthquake struck a densely populated area, where however there is a widespread seismic culture and the damage is therefore relatively reduced”, he said. added.