Earthquake - 地震!
Last Friday, while I was at the office, an earthquake hit. It was nothing big but it still was a relatively strong one. It was a 6.1 magnitude. Here is the article that I spotted in the Taipei Times.
Although this was one of those earthquakes that can be felt easily in Taipei, still during earthquakes people - like in my office - just continue working. People will notice of course, maybe stand still for a while, because you can feel the shaking (and see for example window blinds moving), but I mean no one starts to panic (maybe I looked a bit pale, not sure if others notice that :-)
During my time in Taiwan I've experienced several minor earthquakes, but I had my scariest earthquake moment in October 2004 when a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit. That time, I did quickly make my way out of the building (I was at home at the 9th floor) because the shaking almost became violent, but it stopped after a short while. Still, there was no or little damage in the country as far as I can remember.
I should also say that Taiwan's earthquakes are still small ones when comparing them for example, to Japan's earthquakes. It's just another aspect of life here, and it does add some excitement!!!
Although this was one of those earthquakes that can be felt easily in Taipei, still during earthquakes people - like in my office - just continue working. People will notice of course, maybe stand still for a while, because you can feel the shaking (and see for example window blinds moving), but I mean no one starts to panic (maybe I looked a bit pale, not sure if others notice that :-)During my time in Taiwan I've experienced several minor earthquakes, but I had my scariest earthquake moment in October 2004 when a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit. That time, I did quickly make my way out of the building (I was at home at the 9th floor) because the shaking almost became violent, but it stopped after a short while. Still, there was no or little damage in the country as far as I can remember.
I should also say that Taiwan's earthquakes are still small ones when comparing them for example, to Japan's earthquakes. It's just another aspect of life here, and it does add some excitement!!!
posted by K at 8:02 PM
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Aardbeving - 地震!
Afgelopen vrijdag toen ik op kantoor was heeft zich een aardbeving voorgedaan. Het was geen grote, maar het was wel een relatief sterke aardbeving. Hier zie je het artikel dat gisteren in de Taipei Times stond.
Hoewel dit een aardbeving was die goed gevoeld kan worden in Taipei, gaan de mensen - zoals in het kantoor waar ik werk - gewoon door met wat ze aan het doen zijn. Natuurlijk merken ze het wel en staan wellicht even stil, want je voelt het schudden (en je ziet bijvoorbeeld de raam lamellen op en neer gaan), maar ik bedoel niemand raakt in paniek (misschien zag ik een beetje bleek, maar dat heeft niemand opgemerkt waarschijnlijk :-)
Gedurende mijn verblijf in Taiwan heb ik verschijdene kleine aardbevingen meegemaakt, maar mijn angstigste moment had ik in oktober 2004 toen zich een aardbeving met kracht 7.0 voordeed. Toen heb ik dus maar wel snel besloten even naar buiten te gaan (ik was thuis, op de 8e verdieping) omdat het schudden bijna gewelddadig werd, maar het stopte na een korte tijd. Er was echter geen of weinig schade in het land, zover ik me herinner.
Ik moet wel zeggen dat Taiwan's aardbevingen nog klein zijn vergeleken met die in bijvoorbeeld, Japan. Het is gewoon één van de aspecten van het leven hier. Het maakt het een stukje spannender!
Oct 2004, 7.0 magnitude: epicenter 124.2 km ESE of Ilan (say, 120 km off the eastern coast of north Taiwan)
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