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Powerful aftershocks hit Taiwan after deadly quake


Major buildings were left balanced precariously at angles after the 6.4-magnitude Taiwan quake AFP/Paul YANG
07 Feb 2018 11:59PM (Updated: 08 Feb 2018 12:58AM)

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INTENSITY, NUMBER OF TREMORS 'UNPRECEDENTED'

The intensity and number of foreshocks and aftershocks are unprecedented in the region, Focus Taiwan reported on Wednesday, citing Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau.

From Feb 4 to Tuesday night's 6.4-magnitude quake, 94 shocks were recorded.

Between then and 1pm on Wednesday, 150 aftershocks were recorded.

"This is unprecedented and not a normal release of energy," Chen Kuo-chang, acting director of the Central Weather Bureau's Seismology Centre told Taiwanese media.

Taiwan experiences 20 to 25 earthquakes of magnitude of 5.0 or higher each year and the sequence over the past few days has already accounted for nearly half of that number, he added.

The bureau warned of more aftershocks, adding that it does not rule out the possibility of strong quakes of magnitude 6.0 or higher.

Source: Agencies/zl/hm
 
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