Taiwan Meteorological Bureau highlights unusual earthquake activity in Hsinchu | Taiwan news

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TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – The Central Meteorological Bureau (CWB) is closely monitoring earthquake activity in Hsinchu County following the series of 10 earthquakes that occurred on Friday (February 4).

After the first two quakes occurred at 10:44 a.m. and 11:01 a.m., six quakes shook Emei town within an hour starting at 2:50 p.m., according to an earlier report. Two more happened at 4:55 p.m. and 7:22 p.m.

The strength of the earthquakes ranged from 2.4 to 3.7, while the focal depths remained shallow, ranging from 5.1 to 9.6 km.

CWB Seismological Center Director Chen Ko Chang (陳國昌) told CNA that if conditions remain stable, with none of the earthquakes reaching more than 4 on the Richter scale and lower earthquake frequencies, the chances of a major earthquake will decrease. .

He said the malfunctions around Emei Township have remained inactive for the past 30 to 50 years, though he didn’t rule out the possibility that the truth meant a lot of energy was being pent up. According to his observation of Friday’s earthquake pattern, he believes that the energy released in this wave of earthquakes was not significant, and the activity was likely to subside.

List of earthquakes of magnitude 3.5 that have occurred near the epicenter on Friday since 1973. (Facebook, Cheng Ming-dean image)

On Friday, CWB General Manager Cheng Ming-dean (@) took to Facebook to share updates about the frequent earthquakes with fans. He published a list of 16 earthquakes with a magnitude greater than 3.5 that have occurred near the same epicenter since 1973, highlighting the strangeness of recent seismic activity in the region.

He also called on the public not to panic, and urged everyone to always be prepared to respond to natural disasters by stockpiling resources and tools and installing earthquake warning applications.

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