In Taiwan, a powerful earthquake

On the night of March 4 in the southern part of the island of Taiwan earthquake of magnitude 6, 7 on the Richter scale. At the epicenter of the disaster documented failures of soil and landslides. Many of the buildings are destroyed, the railway traffic is suspended. So far, 12 victims reported

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Its epicenter was on the border of the southern counties of Kaohsiung and Pingtung, at a depth of 6 km.



According to recent reports, 12 people suffered



In the affected areas of the island of Taiwan severed power lines, some of the buildings gave a crack, fixed ground failures and landslides.



High-speed rail is temporarily suspended, a traffic jam on the roads. Information on the amount of damage done to the island yet.



For assistance and disaster relief mobilized the military forces of the island. According to seismologists Taiwan tremors on the island are connected with a series of devastating earthquakes in Chile.



It is reported that the echoes of the earthquake and reached the mainland. So, feel the tremors in the southern Chinese province of Fujian, but reports of serious damage yet.



The island of Taiwan is one of the most seismically dangerous areas of the planet, as is located at the junction of two tectonic plates. In 1999, an earthquake of magnitude 7, 6 points that struck the island, claimed the lives of about 2, 4 ths. People. Modern buildings of the island are made taking into account the possibility of earthquakes.



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