Earthquake tremors have been felt once again in Taiwan. Its intensity has been measured at 6.1 magnitude on the Richter scale. This is the second major earthquake in Taiwan this month. Earlier in the beginning of the month, an earthquake of 7.1 magnitude had occurred here, in which 17 people lost their lives.
According to the Meteorological Department, the epicenter of the earthquake was in the eastern part of the country. This earthquake shook Howlin on Saturday. Buildings were also seen shaking in Taiwan’s capital Taipei. The epicenter of the earthquake was 24.9 kilometers deep from the earth’s surface. Initially there is no news of any loss of life or property.
More than 1000 shocks in a month
More than a thousand tremors have been felt in Taiwan within a month. Earlier this month, a strong earthquake of 7.1 magnitude had occurred here, in which 17 people lost their lives. Since then, the land of Taiwan has been continuously shaking. Even on Saturday, two tremors were felt here within an interval of 30 minutes. The intensity of one of these was 6.1 and the intensity of the other was 5.8. The epicenter of both the earthquakes was almost the same, but the depth of the epicenter of the second earthquake was 18.9 kilometers inside the earth’s surface.
Why are there more earthquakes in Taiwan?
There are many types of layers inside the earth and beneath them are plates, when they collide with each other, earthquakes occur. Taiwan is located between two plates. In such a situation, whenever those two plates collide, earthquakes occur in Taiwan. In 1999, 2000 people lost their lives due to the earthquake here. At the same time, in 2016 also 100 people died due to earthquake.